Former aide to New York governor is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

[Blackadder1916]

Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Chinese agent these days.

Former aide to 2 New York governors is charged with being an agent of the Chinese government

A former New York state government official who worked for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul was charged Tuesday with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors revealed in a sprawling indictment.

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A former New York state government official who worked for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul was charged Tuesday with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors revealed in a sprawling indictment.

Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government before rising to the rank of deputy chief of staff for Hochul, was arrested Tuesday morning along with her husband, Chris Hu, at their US$3.5 million home on Long Island.

Prosecutors said Sun, at the request of Chinese officials, blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to the governor's office, shaped New York governmental messaging to align with the priorities of the Chinese government and attempted to facilitate a trip to China for a high-level politician in New York, the indictment said. Hu is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification.

A former New York state government official who worked for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul was charged Tuesday with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors revealed in a sprawling indictment.

Linda Sun, who held numerous posts in New York state government before rising to the rank of deputy chief of staff for Hochul, was arrested Tuesday morning along with her husband, Chris Hu, at their US$3.5 million home on Long Island.

Prosecutors said Sun, at the request of Chinese officials, blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to the governor's office, shaped New York governmental messaging to align with the priorities of the Chinese government and attempted to facilitate a trip to China for a high-level politician in New York, the indictment said. Hu is charged with money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification.
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And response from the Governor.

. . . In November 2022, Sun took a job at the New York Department of Labor, as deputy commissioner for strategic business development, but she left that job months later in March 2023, the profile said.

In a statement, a spokesperson for Hochul's office said the administration fired Sun after "discovering evidence of misconduct."

"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," the statement reads.

A spokesman for Cuomo did not immediately return an emailed request for comment.

 

[RangerRay]

At least down there, they can investigate, arrest and prosecute their political staffers for being agents of Beijing. We seem incapable of that here.

 

[GK .Dundas]

At least down there, they can investigate, arrest and prosecute their political staffers for being agents of Beijing. We seem incapable of that here.

Up here I wouldn't be surprised if they're putting it on their resume...I'm joking...At least I think I'm joking.

 

[dimsum]

Her husband’s list of charges is pretty interesting too.

 

[brihard]

At least down there, they can investigate, arrest and prosecute their political staffers for being agents of Beijing. We seem incapable of that here.

The foreign agents registry legislated in the recently enacted Bill C-70 should be a big help with that, though of course it’s gonna take some time to get it up and running.

 

[Blackadder1916]

The indictment

DocumentCloud

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[QV]

Watched a video of this one. These agents all speak like democrats and liberals on the campaign trail, pushing the same kinds of policies.

 

[Weinie]

Watched a video of this one. These agents all speak like democrats and liberals on the campaign trail, pushing the same kinds of policies.

They intercede on points of friction within Western democracies.

 

[QV]

They intercede on points of friction within Western democracies.

Intercede? I was thinking plant, push, propagate.