Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, was charged on Sept. 3 with acting on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), federal prosecutors said.
Sun, 41, and her husband, Chris Hu, 40, were arrested on the morning of Sept. 3 at their home on Long Island.
In July, the FBI searched the address but didn’t release details.
Sun was also charged with visa fraud, alien smuggling, and conspiracy to commit money laundering, while Hu was charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, bank fraud, and misuse of means of identification.
The couple is scheduled to appear before United States Magistrate Judge Peggy Kuo later on Tuesday, the Eastern District of New York said in a statement.
“As alleged, while appearing to serve the people of New York as Deputy Chief of Staff within the New York State Executive Chamber, the defendant and her husband actually worked to further the interests of the Chinese government and the CCP,” U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York Breon Peace said.
“The illicit scheme enriched the defendant’s family to the tune of millions of dollars. Our Office will act decisively to prosecute those who serve as undisclosed agents of a foreign government.”
Sun, also known as Wen Sun, Ling Da Sun, and Linda Hu, held various roles in the New York State (NYS) government from about 2012 until 2023, during the tenures of Andrew Cuomo and Hochul, including as Cuomo’s deputy chief diversity officer from February 2018 to July 2020 and Hochul’s deputy chief of staff from about September 2021 until September 2022.
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