Linda Sun's Arrest: A Deep Dive into a Secret Chinese Agent's Activities
Linda Sun's Arrest: A Secret Chinese Agent Exposed
A former top aide to New York Governor Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday on federal charges of acting as a secret agent of the Chinese government, authorities said. Linda Sun, 41, is accused of using her high-ranking positions in state government to serve the interests of the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party in exchange for millions of dollars.
Her husband, Chris Hu, 40, was also arrested in the alleged scheme. Sun was charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering. Hu was charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and misuse of means of identification.
- Both pleaded not guilty Tuesday afternoon.
- Sun was set to be released on a $1.5 million bond, her husband on a $500,000 bond.
- The arrests come six weeks after FBI agents searched the couple's $3.5 million home in a gated community in Manhasset on Long Island.
Sun worked in state government for roughly 15 years, holding positions in the administration of then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo before becoming Hochul’s deputy chief of staff, according to her LinkedIn profile.
Avi Small, a spokesman for Hochul, said Sun was hired more than a decade ago and fired in March 2023 after the investigation began.
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