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Former aide to New York governor charged with acting as Chinese government agent

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Linda Sun, a 41-year-old former top aide to Kathy Hochul, and her husband Chris Hu, 40, have been charged with various crimes related to their alleged work on behalf of the Chinese government. According to the indictment, Sun acted as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government and the Communist Party, engaging in numerous political activities, including blocking Taiwanese officials from meeting with officials in exchange for millions of dollars in transactions for Hu's business activities in China. The indictment also alleges that Sun and Hu laundered millions of dollars on behalf of China. Sun, who served over a decade in the state government under Hochul, was arrested along with her husband at their $3.5 million home on Long Island. Hu is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and misuse of means of identification.

  1. US
    Kathy Hochul
    Democratic Party
    1. This individual was hired by the Executive Chamber more than a decade ago. We terminated her employment in March 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct, immediately reported her actions to law enforcement and have assisted law enforcement throughout this process.
  2. US
    Breon Peace
    US Attorney's Office
    1. The illicit scheme enriched the defendant's family to the tune of millions of dollars.
  3. US
    Seth DuCharme
    US Department of Justice
    1. A lot of the allegations in this indictment are frankly perplexing, overly inflammatory.
    2. As you heard in court today, we are looking forward to our day in court. The defendants are exercising their right to a speedy trial as soon as they can; we have a lot of confidence in Chris and in Linda.
  4. US
    Thomas M Fattorusso
    US Internal Revenue Service
    1. Sun is alleged to be an undisclosed agent of the PRC and CCP, using Chinese money and her influence within the state of New York to benefit the Chinese government. Sun and her husband then laundered millions of dollars for the foreign country and used the monetary benefits of this scheme to buy luxury vehicles and million dollars properties here in New York.
    2. It is with the unwavering determination of federal law enforcement to root-out foreign agents and their schemes that Sun and Hu will now face justice for their criminal acts.
  5. US
    Jarrod Schaeffer
    1. Our client is understandably upset that these charges have been brought.

sources

  1. 1.The Times
  2. 2.The Guardian
  3. 3.CNA News
  4. 4.The Washington Post
  5. 5.Al Jazeera
  6. 6.ABC News (Australia)
  7. 7.The Times of India
  8. 8.CTV News
  9. 9.Associated Press
  10. 10.CNN
  11. 11.Reuters

perspectives

  1. 1.US-China Relations
  2. 2.Espionage
  3. 3.Corruption

countries

  1. 1.AustraliaAU
  2. 2.ChinaCN
  3. 3.Russian FederationRU
  4. 4.Taiwan, Province of ChinaTW
  5. 5.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.Ferrari
  2. 2.Chinese Communist PartyCN
  3. 3.Federal Bureau of InvestigationUS
  4. 4.US Department of JusticeUS
  5. 5.Cuomo
  6. 6.LinkedIn
  7. 7.New York State Executive Chamber
  8. 8.Uyghurs
  9. 9.Chinese Consulate
  10. 10.Empire State Development
  11. 11.New York Department of Labor
  12. 12.US Internal Revenue Service

persons

  1. 1.Linda Sun
  2. 2.Guochun He
  3. 3.Kathy HochulUS
  4. 4.Andrew Cuomo
  5. 5.Breon PeaceUS
  6. 6.Jarrod SchaefferUS
  7. 7.Peggy Kuo
  8. 8.Avi SmallUS
  9. 9.Christie Curtis
  10. 10.Seth DuCharmeUS
  11. 11.Wang Shujun
  12. 12.Christopher Hu

technicals

  1. 1.US Foreign Agents Registration Act
  2. 2.Islam
  3. 3.Lunar New Year
  4. 4.Tiananmen Square
Former aide to New York governor charged with acting as Chinese government agent