New York Republicans are calling for an investigation into the “infiltration” of the governor’s office following the arrest of a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul on charges of acting as an agent for China.
Linda Sun, who served as Hochul’s deputy chief of staff, and her husband Christopher Hu have been charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office for Eastern New York. The couple pleaded not guilty to the charges during their arraignment Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn.
Federal prosecutors allege that Sun was working as an “undisclosed” agent for China during her nearly decade-long tenure in the New York state government, which included work for Hochul and her predecessor, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. That included seeking a high-level state visit to China, tweaking the state’s messaging on Uygur minorities, and preventing representatives of the Taiwanese government from meeting with U.S. officials.
The couple used money from the Chinese government to buy a $4.1 million home in Long Island, a $2.1 million condo in Hawaii and luxury automobiles, prosecutors allege.
Hochul has been quick to distance herself from Sun, saying she fired her last year after allegations of misconduct surfaced and that her administration has been cooperating with the Department of Justice’s investigation. […]
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