Exclusive: NYPD officer accused of spying for China speaks out

An NYPD officer made headlines in our area and across the country after he was accused of being a spy for China. Federal prosecutors have now dropped the case, and he spoke to CBS2's Jennifer McLogan about the ordeal in an exclusive interview.

[@jadechanboon]

Six months in solitary because a prosecutor couldn’t handle he made a mistake

[@santarosahero]

His or her "mistake" was racism and xenophobia. They are just racist morons. Dude was a Marine before an officer. He passed the military background checks. Evidence of any spying. His only mistake was he wasn't born white and born Asian that was it. They never apologized or compensated him. They didn't even drooled the case it was the judge thar dismissed the charges. Luckily the judge had more common sense. If the judge agreed with these geniuses he would be sitting in jail right now. They are just drunk with power and love to lock people up innocent or not they don't care it is just s notch on their belt if they get a conviction. They are sick people.

[@cchrizzy219]

I don't understand how people in these positions of power fear losing their job so bad that they don't want to admit when they're wrong

[@iamergoproxy3476]

He's lucky he got out

[@fwubbybunny]

Imagine loving a country, you serve their people with your life and soul.. but then to be betrayed by that country. ouch.

[@eatadick21]

American Dreams.. land of milk and honey. Everyone wants some but the milk is spoiled and the bees are hardly anymore.

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Japanesse interment.

[@sakurakou2009]

​@@nurlindafsihotang49will japan and America was at war at that time china and usa not in war yet

[@tootspogsforever5590]

​@@sakurakou2009🤡🤡🤡

[@SuperMassman]

What information exactly was he accused of stealing? He's only a regular policeman.

[@tommyzelle1312]

Cooked criminal statistics 😂😂😂

[@anyone61]

Read his Indictment. He is Chinese spy and indeed spying on Tibetan community in NY. His whole family is linked with PRC and this spy himself said is an asset to PRC and kept saying “ PCR is my motherland” this and that proving his loyalty to CCP!! He had been reporting back to Chinese officials!

[@dannynyima1781]

You asked a question and a conclusion. Wow

[@luisquintanilla8263]

Policeman are able to make unimaginable damage to the people living in the city.

[@mrcatfish2100]

Such an embarrassment especially when your innocent.

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

They had intel but then Biden administration backed out.

[@jimmythrow1769]

Really the entire prison are crowded with American that smoke pot stop crying

[@abelnegrete6971]

Don't let his honesty fool you.

[@tootspogsforever5590]

​@@abelnegrete6971hater/racist!!😀

[@Nymaga]

That’s insane bro for 6 months that man was there that’s fuck up , hope he sues the shit out of them

[@archerzzy]

He couldn't there is something called prosecutorial immunity

[@kungfuscubabape953]

He need to sue

[@Bdpjev]

Wow, this would be so hurtful to anyone. I can't even imagine the hurt he's going through.

[@Narrow-Pather]

@Watcher Did you really say that!?🥺

[@misterbig9025]

I hope they compensate him big time. Especially for the solitary confinement part.

[@operationlull3742]

He’s a cop I’m pretty sure they’ll compensate him.

[@cosmoray9750]

@@operationlull3742 Yeah but they will let him go due to the fact it doesn't look good. Guilty until proven innocent. That's the American way nowadays. Remember MeToo...lots of good men lost their job. All these women need to do was to accuse or target someone they don't like.

[@29evolution]

The best compensation will be to deport him back to CCP China. 😂

[@VVV953]

Dude seems like such a humble guy, the fact that he was willing to serve as a policeman to play a part in the community, you really think a Chinese spy would do all that? Unless there is hardcore proof this man deserves the presumptions of Innocence

[@marvinrobinson3719]

Yes, a Chinese spy would do all thatW A spy wouldn’t be successful if they he/she was obviously my friend. I wonder why he was suspected.

[@TheKenzhang]

He is a tibetan . not han chinese

[@CropOverman]

You slow like a snail, duh yes.

[@misterbig9025]

@@TheKenzhang There were Han Chinese working as Japanese spies during WW2.

[@OGMCMLXXI]

Omg!!🤦🏾‍♂️ that is why they are call SPIES! They will do anything to get info; even sleep with someone like fang fang! #commonsense

[@posthocprior]

This is confusing. Why was he communicating with the Chinese consulate about Tibet? And how could this be interpreted legally as spying? That is, advocating for Tibet independence has nothing to do with spying. Right?

[@bakerstreet101]

Apparently he said told the Chinese that they now had people in the NYPD, with him.

[@joshuapaul113]

Also his communications about an independent Tibet is the most recent explanation. In the court documents, he spoke of other things with the Chinese Consulate. He has also lied on his background check about having relatives in the CCP. His immediate family are all in China part of the CCP. Lying on background check is a big no no

[@wageslave387]

@@joshuapaul113 A large proportion of people in China are part of the CCP. It's completely meaningless. A lot of positions are just nominal. Can't expect FBI morons to understand this.

[@LokiTheGodofMischief]

Im pretty sure The CCP considers Tibet part of it's territory and to be pro Tibetan freedom is going against the CCP

[@neckpain111]

Court documents? You mean what he was CLAIMED by the prosecutor to have said in the faulty case that the JUDGE DISMISSED as BS? Just STOP. Working for the disgraced prosecutor?

[@mon3ylounge]

Is he able to sue the city?

[@nicholaspatti1526]

Yes!

[@vegasranger]

No. The Feds arrested him not NYC. The city terminated him due to the Federal charges. He should get his job back with back pay. If he doesn't get his job back then he can sue NYC.

[@jamesstpatrick8493]

Yes

[@nicholaspatti1526]

@@vegasranger I forgot the Fed's arrested him..! 😞 Not the NYPD... he is eligible for his job back .And full pay and benefits.

[@SetaSayin]

@@vegasranger huh ?

[@TheStrategicEyesShow]

If the charges are dropped there should be no discussion of his status. He should be entitled to his job back and full duty status

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

And sue for the years of missed income, mental anguish, and defamation, and whatever else he he’s got coming to him.

[@hassansmith6275]

That shit happens every day.....cause of my name I was followed and harassed by NYPD and other departments.....this crap happens more than we think.....and there is little over sight.....

[@eatadick21]

I'm also guessing it wasn't just your name that caused this?

[@3arthIsGhetto]

He's got such a huge discrimination/defamation lawsuit payout coming.

[@tdo7125]

He served our country, protected our streets only to be jailed and job hanging by a thread. Good job NY 👏 🙄

[@dahlia5140]

If he really was a spy, he wouldn't be out on bail.

[@NebkadBible]

Kinda like a dangerous international arms dealer gets swapped for a pot smoker type-thing.

[@KB-gq7ou]

@@NebkadBible no one gives a f about Whelan. Dude has a court Marshall for bad conduct. Keep crying he was a pos

[@abelnegrete6971]

America is getting too soft. Thank you President biden.

[@nejaziB]

You know how hard it is for a case to be dropped

[@Chapa-pa-pa]

its over for him. once they accuse you, your name is in mud forever.

[@valenrn8657]

Lesson: Don't prosecute without good evidence.

[@RichOffStocks]

The same people screaming STOP ASIAN HATE is the same ones calling him a spy

[@brandon-tech]

Really his own people ?

[@sethaguilar8330]

Same ones eating dirty Chinese food full of sewer oil rat cat bat and dog meat

[@lolblehXD]

sources?

[@blackboxingkings2800]

👀👀👀 finally

[@yljydpfkyu2738]

This has nothing to do with Asian hate. This guy is spying on other innocent Asians. Get your facts straight.

[@bakerstreet101]

Why did he tell the Chinese embassy that they had a member of the NYPD on his side, then? I want him to explain that.

[@elincognito2135]

Did he really or was it a setup?

[@user-ut9bk5bq4z]

just because he loves ccp doesnt make him a spy presumably. He is just a cop. He is allowed to a political view. BLM people call for socialism and liberation, are they spies???

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

Yeah, china had a bunch of spies and sleeper agents. I actually feel this man is one but they don’t have enough to bust him but was on the path to.

[@bakerstreet101]

@@elincognito2135 The 2020 charge against him said Angwang "told his PRC official handler that was wanted to get promoted within the NYPD so that he could assist the PRC and bring “glory to China.” In addition, Angwang told his handler that the handler’s superiors in Beijing “should be happy . . . because you have stretched your reach into the police.” How can this be misinterpreted?

[@elincognito2135]

@@bakerstreet101 I’m assuming he said that all in Chinese. How do we know it wasn’t mistranslated? Maybe he was setup up…

[@mctrimm7097]

I'm confused, what if he was trying to talk people into supporting Tíbet to have independence? How is that a crime? He's an American citizen with heart ties to Tíbet, how is it a crime for him to try and lobby in any way he wants to?? What am I missing?

[@LokiTheGodofMischief]

Im pretty sure The CCP considers Tibet part of it's territory and to be pro Tibetan freedom is going against the CCP

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

Tibet is seen as part of China, perhaps one could see that he is trying to overthrow a legitimate country as seen in the eyes of the UN.

[@mritter3874]

He was against tibetan independence

[@mctrimm7097]

@@mritter3874 Thanks, I didn't get that impression from this story but I think I understand now.

[@29evolution]

First of all he is not Tibetan, maybe a Han Chinese born in Tibet. He came to USA as a refugee to escape CCP brutality in Tibet. But he was in regular contact with a CCP official in Chinese embassy and visited China multiple times. Fishy fishy! He infiltrated Tibetan communities in nyc and tried to manipulate them into supporting CCP thugs. It didn’t work..Tibetans are kind and humble but not as gullible as they were in past…credits goes to CCP cunts. Don’t worry, Western nations will learn too. Someone born and brought up in Tibet and doesn’t know Tibetan language is statistically very unlikely. That’s the reason why Tibetans in nyc started keeping their distance from him.

[@wm3277]

Move on bro... Try a different city of state

[@andrewjones2133]

I can’t believe my former employer did this to him. Give that cop his job back.

[@carlossantiago5563]

I believe this happened. Read your history books

[@andrewjones2133]

@@carlossantiago5563 perp….

[@wm3277]

What is going on... OMG...

[@JacobHYoungEAJake]

He should and can sue the NYPD for his ordeal from the false accusation.

[@elincognito2135]

But it was the feds that got him…

[@mrpeanutbutter6094]

Hope they make this into a movie

[@29evolution]

It will be a hit in CCP China. 😂

[@jamesf791]

What does it say about his fellow brother in blue who do this to his own?

[@kidsteel080]

Plot twist: he's using this story to cover it up

[@2000kbrickz]

Sue Sue Sue you are a vet and a hero. Thank you for his service. B.S!!!!

[@abelnegrete6971]

Don't matter if he was in the marines. So were those two Sailors Who got caught giving the Chinese sensitive information.

[@redhookbrooklyn1996]

This is why the NYPD is not the best police department in the world, you have a cop here who charges were dropped and they are trying to figure out his future with the NYPD, his charges were dropped let him have his job back. This is why the morale is low in the NYPD. The NYPD have so many officers on modified assignment for BS

[@MrKirkaudi]

YUP, tour right. We know he's going to his job back with back pay and everything. You know how the job is but he gonna have to fight for it.

[@etaesu83]

What a nightmare

[@SlicersGolf]

Strange times we live in.

[@millionmasso]

Hit them racist with a lawsuit you will see how quickly you are reinstated...See how quickly they turned on you ...smh

[@CognitiveDiscussion]

Bruh! He served the community!

[@Armed-Forever]

nypd don’t serve shit

[@CognitiveDiscussion]

@@Armed-Forever he served as a marine 🤷🏼‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️🤷🏿‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Armed-Forever]

@@CognitiveDiscussion the us military is run by the military industrial complex, all of their missions are to creat more trouble,.. educate yoursekf

[@luxeadawnlight5745]

If there's no evidence of him doing espionage, then restore him to his job. What use is it to China anyway to learn about how the NYPD's protocol is for chasing down deranged drivers or how to arrest drug dealers? It's not like this guy works for the CIA.

[@heknowsall7778]

Just because they dropped the charges doesn't mean he's innocent. Maybe those Chinese police stations in America will know.

[@Miguel9590]

Sue the city man. That’s not fair

[@ebiyejombo]

Damn! Smh!

[@topgay2125]

Sue the city

[@markacevedo3725]

A message sent to those who are involved.

[@sct4040]

Why locked him up in solitary confinement? That’s crude punishment.

[@vegasranger]

Because he was a cop. It's called protective custody. Other inmates would kill him. He had to be kept separate.

[@moemoe-jb2fw]

@@vegasranger or they wanted to ruin him mentally

[@sct4040]

He needs to sue.

[@kafkollectif525]

He was a marine too? This is more than a bit nuts. Especially when I’ve literally seen a funeral procession downtown with a ton of people dressed in Chinese uniforms, idk if they were military or police but it was weird. Must have been someone big who died because there were dozens of wealthy looking people taken by big black cars afterwards and they had the band like with military or police funerals. Went on for over an hour outside not counting the service inside prior or the burial. I still wonder who that was 🤔

[@shad8623]

I remember this story and I remember that they had a lot more on him in terms of evidence than what they presented in this video. Either the investigation was corrupt from the beginning or perhaps there was a legal mistake made while evidence was being gathered?

[@calidreams5379]

Probably real China spies trying to shut his mouth about Tibet independence. They probably locked up the wrong guy. 🙄

[@dave8599]

paid leave for a traitor?

[@anyone61]

He is absolutely a Traitor! Read his Indictment. He is Chinese spy and indeed spying on Tibetan community in NY. His whole family is linked with PRC and this spy himself said is an asset to PRC and kept saying “ PCR is my motherland” this and that proving his loyalty to CCP!!

[@29evolution]

He was never one of us…he is a spy not a traitor.

[@drezarom3627]

We just celebrated chinese new year last month at a bar with friends. Oh no 🤦‍♂️

[@Aldeeezzy]

Big pay day coming 💰

[@diogeneshernandez9752]

That lawsuit is gonna be fat

[@rob2326]

What a disgrace

[@martarivera4361]

Sad

[@TheBellaluz]

What a shame. . Always so many mistakes made.

[@MrBMA100]

"I'm not the guy"

[@jdenmack9356]

Who ever gave him cold shoulder is cowards and he should never be cool with them again

[@okaygoogle1582]

Seriously... there is nothing good to spy on NYPD...

[@nickcooler2658]

This guy is going to be super rich.

[@mei6044]

He's Tibetan, not Chinese! Omg, poor officer!

[@Timothee_Chalamet_CMBYN]

Tibetans are Chinese, they are an ethnic group of china. Open a history book, Tibet has been a part of China for thousands of years.

[@anyone61]

You can keep him! He is Chinese not Tibetan! We Tibetans can tell difference between Tibetan and Chinese! This CCP puppet got Chinese accent! Also you are CCP puppet as well!

[@29evolution]

He is Chinese pretending to be Tibetan.

[@kaibaskywalker2725]

Have him say “fuck the cccp and everybody with that party”

[@bluelabel6444]

He should countersue, would be a hefty pay day.

[@Big_Panda_]

Sue

[@dyl923gonz7]

Sue?

[@drewjitzoo1101]

Lawsuit

[@Bobby-dl6tg]

He was being treated like Japan Americans during WW2 imprisonment camp

[@AlmightyRecoveredAddict187]

THIS IS NOT RIGHT

[@myeyeswentdeaf6213]

I feel terrible. Not even a week ago I was talking with some people and the conversation steered into Chinese spying on a account of the ballon and because I’m from NYC I brung this guy up. I was telling them how he was a Chinese spy that got caught when he was NYPD. Aww man! I had no idea the was exonerated. This is the first I’m hearing of it. Sorry Officer Anwon. The funny thing is I should’ve known better than to listen to our US Government. I know better than to think they got something right.

[@eatadick21]

At least you posess enough self awareness to right your wrong. Its a start. However no amount of sorry's or money can ever bring back his reputation, his time with his family, his missed freedom, can never rid of the trauma he deals with cause of solitary confinement and the list goes on. Not that it's your fault but how often we forget especially here in America everyone is INNOCENT until PROVEN guilty unless the evidence such as videos show otherwise. We let that notion go when we have pre conceived notions and certain biases. We should have the level of thinking where we are open to all things. I never would want to hear that my mother for example has done horrendous things however I keep enough of an open mind that I think of the possibility that my mother could very well be in the wrong in certain cases. I stay open until I know for a fact she is either right or wrong. America isn't as glorious as we once presumed we need to be open to that. I am proud to be an American but how proud should I be when the whole country is against me and others that look like me? Forget outright name calling racim dive into systematic racism. Dive into how certain neighborhoods have become so crime ridden and why certain groups of people behave the way they do. I encourage research. No one is against you. You haven't done anything.. but what kind of evil are you? If you casually stand by and watch evil being done?

[@Narrow-Pather]

@@eatadick21 Amen!

[@magicmandj]

He was NOT exonerated. the prosecutors dropped the charges and refuse to give any reasons why other than "In the interest of juctice".

[@hyphydan]

Dropped charges is not the same as exonerated, but you already knew that..... 🧧🧧

[@plumage.mp4]

@@hyphydan They dropped the charges to protect the prosecutor nominated by the China Initiative under Trump that launched the case. It's a political move to hide the fact that they were redscarring over innocent people. Asians, proven guilty in American until otherwise.

[@stevenanderson7046]

If he's not the guy, doesn't that mean the guy hasn't been caught

[@Armed-Forever]

he is the guy, he was in communication with chinese officials, it’s just that they said it was a crime and he says it was a misunderstanding

[@ScottyBeen1000]

🥢 He's definitely a spy! Sneaky chopsticks!!! 🥢

[@tommyzelle1312]

Be careful who you serve

[@abelnegrete6971]

We're watching you.!!!

[@beastmode63]

I hope he gets his job back NYPD Shane on you

[@rBOTmKEY]

If you exam what they did, you will realize that they were targeting him because he is too intent, and engaged, which is why they pointed guns to his face. The reason they kept him in solitary confinement for 6 months with 1 hour of free time is because they wanted to break him. This is another case of Rambo 1. It is ironic that they would frame their own and throw him in a cell for 6 months.

[@newedgegt7435]

Look at his eyes, he's clearly lying

[@edwardprice140]

2:04 What does a big giant acorn have to do with it ???

[@hailua2013]

So sad. I am moving back to Africa to my jungle.

[@Jtyoutube2467]

I remember for so long going way back in history when the United States had something similar with Japan?

[@andrewareva4605]

Thank God it wasn't espionage and just innocent racism.

[@meghan42]

What's the source of racism? I believe it's fear.

[@anyone61]

Nah it’s not racism. Read his Indictment. He is Chinese spy and indeed spying on Tibetan community in NY. His whole family is linked with PRC and this spy himself said is an asset to PRC and kept saying “ PCR is my motherland” this and that proving his loyalty to CCP!!

[@shmoopiebear]

Welcome to America. Guilty until proven innocent. Somebody had vendetta against him. Sue, sue, sue.

[@03max6spd]

WOOOOOOOOOW wow

[@markdefren1222]

This needs to be the fate for B- d - N crime family et Al. Congress will get all of the facts and inform citizens.

[@samuelestigoy4219]

Life is Good 👍 ' Stay Afloat my Men.

[@samh7982]

this is nothing new. this happened during the cold war when russian american citizens were accused of being kgb.

[@eddiegriffin9404]

When will the eagle finally bow down to the dragon?

[@Peacefulmission083]

Still lots people didn’t believe because he told Tibetan community in New York do not hang Tibetan flag and not against the communist China. Chinese rich man will help your building mortgage! Keep eyes on him

[@williambabbitt6015]

Get paid

[@romeo-santos8214]

Sue everyone 😆 🤣 if that's the case false accusations, stress , lack of sleep, no job . List goes on and on

[@Armed-Forever]

stop asian hate they said, but 6 months solitary came from his fellow leo’s ? lmao

[@jasminej2844]

The DA has been watching too many infowar shows 😂 this is ridiculous

[@lisiter1362]

There's bigger criminals out there.

[@rickortega80]

Don't they realize they have balloons to do that!!👳‍♀️

[@SoMuchSoy]

They did him dirty!!!

[@aynewayne1802]

Wow how they come to than?what kinda moves he was doing , and was the FBI involved and spoke with people in his command.im at a lost for words. He get fired but not locked up....something funny there devil in the details

[@steveburke7675]

So........who's going to lose their jobs over this?

[@cosmoray9750]

He is going to lose his job. The people that use to work with him turn on him like a mad dog. Once a person's reputation been drag through the mud. Often times it is hard to get it back.

[@ThePunisherisme]

What if he really is a spy?

[@lolblehXD]

forget it, just sue and be rich 👍

[@abnerpioquid9798]

If you are a spy, you must be intelligent well trained from the country you'll be assigned.

[@andyatmosphere]

What exactly is a cop gonna spy on..?

[@lolblehXD]

the next donut for dunkin?

[@anyone61]

He was spying on my Tibetan community in NY and reporting back to PRC! He has fake Tibetan name so that we can blend in with our community! He doesn’t look like an Tibetan, he doesn’t even sound like Tibetan speaking in English. He sounded so Chinese!!

[@cardona27ac]

Dude seems like such a humble spy.

[@blackboxingkings2800]

😂😂😭😆

[@factstruth8007]

The humble ones are the best spies...

[@HateTheIRS]

Typical NYC bunch of corrupt politicians

[@justinliu1014]

agreed

[@Subscribeforremixes]

I bet the Chinese are going to recruit him now

[@elvegd]

Racism

[@meghan42]

6 months of solitary confinement. How much is it worth?

[@elvegd]

@@meghan42 ask yourself