US EditionCalifornia man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing’s agent
Yaoning Sun admitted acting as an unregistered agent for China from 2022 to 2024, influencing local elections while serving as a campaign advisor in Arcadia, California.
- A California man, Sun Yaoning, has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government while working as a campaign adviser for a local politician in Southern California.
- Sun acknowledges acting as a foreign agent on behalf of China from 2022 to 2024 without notifying the US attorney general as required by law, and he could face a maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison.
- Sun was accused of conspiring with Chen Jun, who was sentenced in New York to 20 months in prison for acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, and he received instructions from Chinese officials to post pro-Beijing content on a website he ran with a local election candidate.
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Pasadena Star News
San Gabriel Valley TribuneAdvisor to Arcadia leader agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing’s agent
Yaoning “Mike” Sun is expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under a deal with federal prosecutors, according to a copy of the agreement available in online court records.
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California man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing's agent
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor to for a local politician.
SoCal man agrees to plead guilty to acting as Beijing’s agent
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government in Southern California while working as a campaign advisor for a local politician. Yaoning “Mike” Sun was expected to appear in court in Los Angeles on Monday to enter his plea under a deal with federal prosecutors, according to a copy of the...
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