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The spy who wasn’t? New York police officer wants badge back

Attorney John F. Carman answers questions during an interview with his client, Baimadajie Angwang, at his offices, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Garden City, N.Y. In a few terrifying minutes nearly three years ago, Angwang's life took an abrupt turn — from a teenaged asylum seeker, U.S. Marine and NYPD officer to an accused spy for China. Last month the government dismissed charges against him without fully explaining why. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Baimadajie Angwang is interviewed at the Law Office of John F. Carman, Esq., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Garden City, N.Y. In a few terrifying minutes nearly three years ago, Angwang's life took an abrupt turn — from a teenaged asylum seeker, U.S. Marine and NYPD officer to an accused spy for China. Last month the government dismissed charges against him without fully explaining why. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Baimadajie Angwang is interviewed at the Law Office of John F. Carman, Esq., Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Garden City, N.Y. In a few terrifying minutes nearly three years ago, Angwang's life took an abrupt turn — from a teenaged asylum seeker, U.S. Marine and NYPD officer to an accused spy for China. Last month the government dismissed charges against him without fully explaining why. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Baimadajie Angwang is photographed at the Law Office of John F. Carman, Esq., before an interview with the Associated Press, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Garden City, N.Y. In a few terrifying minutes nearly three years ago, Angwang's life took an abrupt turn — from a teenaged asylum seeker, U.S. Marine and NYPD officer to an accused spy for China. Last month the government dismissed charges against him without fully explaining why. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, left, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, and his attorney John Carman, right, hold a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, center left, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, and his attorney John Carman, center right, hold a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang,, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, leaves Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, center, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Tibet, and his attorney John Carman, right, hold a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. Federal prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized US citizen from Tibet, speaks during a press briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYPD officer Baimadajie Angwang, a naturalized US citizen from Tibet, holds a news briefing outside Brooklyn's Federal court after a judge dismissed spy charges against him, Thursday Jan. 19, 2023, in New York. U.S. prosecutors dropped charges against Angwang, who authorities had initially accused of spying on independence-minded Tibetans on behalf of the Chinese consulate in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

The spy who wasn’t? New York police officer wants badge back