The elder Mr. Xu’s daughter had already been jailed because of his son’s refusal to return home, jurors were told. She had already received several threats related to Mr. Xu and knew that the Chinese government was trying to find him, she said. To thwart them, she arranged a meeting the next day at a nearby mall, rather than at Mr. Xu’s home. Mr. Zheng even drove back to try and take the note down, Mr. Goldberger said. But he was too late: Mr. Xu testified that he had already done so, following instructions from the F.B.I.

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Persons: Xu’s, Xu, Zheng, Zheng’s, Paul Goldberger, ”, Goldberger Locations: New Jersey, China, Short Hills, N.J, Warren , N.J