Ex-Aide to NY Gov. Hochul Charged as Foreign Agent for China

Linda Sun, a former top aide to New York governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo, was arrested on federal charges that she acted as an unregistered foreign agent for China in exchange for millions of dollars.

The indictment unsealed in Brooklyn on Tuesday also names her husband, businessman Chris Hu, who is accused of money-laundering in the transfer of the funds. The US alleges that while working for both governors, Sun acted on behalf of China, including blocking representatives of Taiwan from access to the highest levels of state government.