US EditionEx-New York Governor’s Aide to Stand Trial on Charges of Selling Influence to China, Taking Kickbacks
Linda Sun and Chris Hu face multiple charges including Foreign Agents Registration Act violations and fraud tied to $44 million in state pandemic contracts, prosecutors say.
- On Wednesday, Linda Sun, former aide to New York governors, goes on trial in Brooklyn federal court on charges of selling influence and profiting from PPE procurement during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Last year, Sun and Chris Hu were arrested during a U.S. crackdown on alleged secret agents, though neither has been charged with espionage, prosecutors allege Sun acted at Chinese government officials' request to block Taiwanese government representatives.
- Prosecutors say Sun connected New York to vendors recommended by the Chinese government, including firms run by her second cousin, and about 2.3 million was funneled back to Hu, funding luxury purchases.
- Sun and Hu pleaded not guilty and will contest the charges in court; Sun faces alleged FARA violations, money laundering, and visa fraud, while Hochul's office says it fired her and Judge Brian Cogan expects several weeks of trial.
- Federal prosecutors charged Sun and Hu again in June to target pandemic fraud, but officials have not brought espionage charges, focusing on procurement kickbacks and influence instead.
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Aide To Blue State Governor Caught Raking In Over $18 Million From Communist China In Exchange For Pushing State Policy In China's Favor - The American Tribune.com
Disgraced former politico and Hochul aide Linda Sun and her husband, Christopher Hu, have been indicted for acting as unregistered Chinese agents, visa fraud, smuggling, and laundering kickbacks to buy luxury properties. Additionally, Sun allegedly blocked Taiwanese access to NY officials, shaped pro-China messaging, and received massive bribes in return for her dishonesty. Both of the defendants have pleaded not guilty. In any case, the story w…
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Ex-NY governors' aide set for trial on charges she sold influence to China, got kickbacks for masks
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