US EditionAccused of Acting as a Chinese Agent, NY Governors’ Ex-Aide Now Faces Pandemic Fraud Charge, Too
- Linda Sun, a former aide to New York governors Hochul and Cuomo, and her husband Chris Hu face a third federal indictment for fraud and conspiracy related to COVID-19 PPE contracts in 2020.
- The charges stem from allegations that Sun, acting as an unregistered Chinese agent, steered state contracts to firms tied to her husband and a second cousin, falsely claiming Chinese government endorsement.
- Federal prosecutors say the couple profited over $8 million including $2.3 million in kickbacks, which funded a $4 million mansion and a 2024 Ferrari, amid PPE shortages when Sun used her Beijing connections to obtain gear.
- Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella accused Sun of exploiting her trusted role to direct contracts toward people she knew, enabling her and her husband to benefit financially, while Sun’s lawyer condemned the indictment as both regrettable and indicative of broader issues.
- Sun and Hu pleaded not guilty and are scheduled for trial in November 2025, with ongoing dispute over government efforts to delay proceedings and the broader implications for accountability in pandemic-related procurement.
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St Catharines StandardAccused of acting as a Chinese agent, NY governors’ ex-aide now faces pandemic fraud charge, too
NEW YORK (AP) — Already charged with acting as an illicit agent of the Chinese government, a former aide to two New York governors is being accused of illegally profiteering off the state’s pandemic-era scramble for face masks. Linda Sun — who worked for Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul, both Democrats — and husband Chris Hu were indicted Wednesday on bribery and other charges in the alleged mask graft. “When masks, gloves and other protectiv…
Accused of acting as a Chinese agent, NY governors' ex-aide now faces pandemic fraud charge, too
A former aide to two New York governors has been charged with illegally profiteering from the state’s scramble for face masks early in the COVID-19 pandemic. An indictment filed Wednesday builds on prior charges that the ex-aide, Linda Sun, acted…
Ex-New York official facing China agent charge indicted for kickbacks
A former top New York official earlier charged with acting as a Chinese agent was handed a second federal indictment alleging she received kickbacks for steering some US$35 million worth of healthcare contracts to favoured suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic, a federal court said on Thursday. The new charges against Linda Sun, 41 – once an aide to New York governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo – and against her husband and co-defendant, …
Hochul’s ex-aide accused of working as Chinese foreign agent faces new bribery charges
A former top aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, and husband Chris Hu were hit with more federal charges Wednesday tied to an alleged COVID-era kickback scheme worth millions.
Former NY Governor Aide in Chinese Agent Case Faces New Charges of COVID-19 Supplies Scheme
Linda Sun, former aide to both New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is facing fraud charges on top of previous accusations of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese regime. Sun, 41, and her husband, Chris Hu, 40, were named in a superseding indictment unsealed June 26 in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. The new charges, delivered by a federal grand jury the day before, stem from a…
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