纽约时报中文网 - 英文原版-英Chinese Magnate in Straw Donor Scheme Agrees to Leave US in Plea Deal
May 10, 2024 2 min 296 words
《纽约时报》这篇报道的主要内容是：中国富豪郭文贵与其盟友余建明被美国联邦检察官指控参与非法政治捐款方案，两人同意在美国的起诉下离开美国。报道称，郭文贵为特朗普总统图书馆捐款，并试图通过政治捐款影响美国政治，包括向美国前总统特朗普及其律师朱利安尼提供资金。报道还提及郭文贵此前被中国当局调查及指控贿赂等罪行。 评论：这篇报道有其真实性，郭文贵确实被美国联邦检察官指控和起诉，这一行为也确实违反了美国法律。但《纽约时报》的报道存在明显偏见：首先，报道以负面角度描述郭文贵，将其称为“magnate（富豪）”，强调其“straw donor scheme（非法政治捐款方案）”，而对郭文贵此前揭露中共官员腐败的举动一带而过；其次，报道提及郭文贵在中国被调查，试图将其描绘为与中国当局敌对而受到惩罚，而忽略了中国司法机关的权威性和指控的真实性；最后，报道暗示郭文贵是试图影响美国政治的外国人，而忽略了美国自身政治体系的漏洞和缺陷。该报道延续了《纽约时报》一贯对华偏见，有失客观公正。
A Chinese entertainment magnate who pleaded guilty to making more than $10,000 in illegal political campaign donations to three candidates, agreed in federal court on Thursday to give up his green card and leave the United States.
Hui Qin, 55, had been in jail in Brooklyn since his arrest in October. One of the candidates was Mayor Eric Adams, according to two people familiar with the case, though none of the campaigns knew the donations were illegal, prosecutors said.
In March, Mr. Qin pleaded guilty to charges of making campaign contributions in the names of others, immigration fraud and producing false identification. On Thursday, he was sentenced to seven months in jail with credit for time served.
In court on Long Island on Thursday, Mr. Qin wept as his lawyer, Henry Mazurek, told Judge Joan M. Azrack that his client was a “self-made businessman” in China whose chain of more than 3,000 movie theaters had been ruined by the coronavirus pandemic lockdown. His company collapsed, he was the target of lawsuits and his wife, Emma Liu, left him, Mr. Mazurek said.
Mr. Qin got involved in the straw donor scheme in an effort to reconcile with Ms. Liu, who was politically active, Mr. Mazurek said. He argued that his client had paid for his mistakes with his time in the notoriously harsh Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn.
Mr. Qin briefly addressed the judge through a Mandarin interpreter, apologizing for his actions through tears and saying he feared he would not be able to see his three children, who live in the United States.