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April Xiaoyi Xu

New York, United States

Founder, Writer, and Third Culture Lawyer at Substack

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  • 2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu

    前市长白思豪政府的高级官员林汉明(Tommy Lin)因其在一起涉及上千万美元的金融诈骗案中所扮演的角色,于周四(12日)在曼哈顿联邦法院被判处两年缓刑和200小时社区服务。他还被判没收2万美元的犯罪所得,并向联邦政府支付另外2万美元的赔偿金。 林汉明在庭上表达了深深的悔意。他含泪对法官说:“我为自己的行为感到抱歉……我不找借口,并愿意承担全部责任。我对自己感到羞愧……我希望能弥补我所做的一切。” 现年44岁的林汉明在今年3月承认串谋盗用政府记录和财产的罪名。联邦检察官指控他协助一项涉及十余家金融机构、涉案金额达1000万美元的诈骗行动。林汉明原先还面临串谋银行欺诈、影响金融机构的电汇欺诈和身份盗窃重罪等联邦指控。 林汉明于2024年6月被逮捕,他的同案被告徐乃峰(Naifeng Xu,音译)、高忠石(Zhongshi Gao,音译)、江飞(Fei Jiang,音译)则在2023年11月被捕。检方称,该团伙通过欺骗多家金融机构并利用境外加密货币交易所清洗赃款,盗取并洗钱超过1000万美元。他们使用来自中国和台湾的临时移民的身份信息开设银行账户,并谎报未经授权的交易以骗取退款。...

  • 2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu

    Congressman Dan Goldman and more than 70 House Democrats are calling on Congress to demand greater transparency from the Department of Justice regarding how the nation’s immigration courts handle cases involving thousands of unaccompanied children.

  • 2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu

    Tommy Lin, a senior official in the former Mayor de Blasio administration, was sentenced on Thursday in federal court in Manhattan to two years of probation and 200 hours of community service for his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud scheme. He was also ordered to forfeit $20,000 in criminal proceeds and pay an additional $20,000 in restitution to the federal government. Lin expressed deep remorse in court.

  • 2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu

    林汉明的律师请求判处社区服务等非监禁刑罚,联邦检察官则主张至少判处36个月监禁。 Jun 11, 2025 Tommy Lin (center) with then-Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and his wife in 2013. Photo: Tommy Lin's Facebook.

  • 2 weeks ago | documentedny.com | April Xiaoyi Xu

    Former senior City Hall official Tommy Lin is set to be sentenced this Thursday in a multi-million-dollar federal fraud case. Ahead of the hearing, several Chinese American community leaders have submitted letters to the court urging leniency, citing Lin’s long-standing public service and community involvement.