NJ cop charity accused of aiding Chinese Communist Party

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The Chinese Communist Party funneled money into a US non-profit group to gain favor with tri-state local and federal law enforcement and private investigators, then used them to pressure Chinese dissidents in the US, The Post has learned. The National Police Defense Foundation, set up in 1995 by retired federal agent Joseph Occhipinti to provide medical and legal support services to members of the law enforcement community, helped make introductions to a private security firm for a suspected Chinese intelligence agent in the US, according to public documents and media reports. The NPDF, which boasts more than 200,000 retired and...