US EditionEx-New York Governor’s Aide to Stand Trial on Charges of Selling Influence to China, Taking Kickbacks
Linda Sun faces charges including influence peddling to China and $44 million in pandemic mask kickbacks, with trial expected to last several weeks in federal court.
- 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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Former aide to two NY governors, accused of being Chinese agent, goes on trial for money laundering and fraud
By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A high-ranking official at the Chinese consulate in New York shipped over a dozen Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by his personal chef to the parents of a former aide to two New York governors. The aide also received tickets to events including a concert at Carnegie Hall and a ballet at Lincoln Center. And millions of dollars in kickbacks. Prosecutors allege, in exchange for those gifts, Linda Sun acted as an un…
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Ex-NY governors' aide set for trial on charges she sold influence to China, got kickbacks for masks
A former aide to two New York governors is set to go on trial on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prosecutors: Ex-Hochul Aide Used CCP Kickbacks for Mansion, Ferrari
A Chinese former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo enjoyed a lavish lifestyle and millions of dollars in kickbacks working as an undeclared agent for China, federal prosecutors claim. The post Prosecutors: Ex-Hochul Aide Spied for China, CCP Paid Her Enough to Buy Mansion, Ferrari, Condo in Hawaii appeared first on Breitbart.
Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Ex-Aide to NY Governor Accused of Working as Chinese Agent
NEW YORK—Jury selection in the trial of Linda Sun, aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Kathy Hochul, began Nov. 10 in Brooklyn, in the Eastern District of New York. Potential jurors were asked a series of questions to assess their eligibility, including their opinion or bias related to Cuomo and China. The trial of Sun, who is accused of bribery and doing the bidding of China, is expected to last several weeks. She is charged with taking…
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