Who is Linda Sun, ex-aide to NY governors charged with spying for China?
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Linda Sun, ex-aide to New York governors Hochul and Cuomo, has been charged on multiple counts along with her husband, US authorities say.
A former senior aide to two New York governors has been charged with acting as a secret agent for the Chinese government by United States authorities.
Linda Sun, a former deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul and former Governor Andrew Cuomo, was charged on multiple counts along with her husband and co-defendant, Chris Hu, according to the US attorney general. The couple are naturalised US citizens.
This comes amid rising scrutiny in the US over foreign influence operations that have been dismissed and rejected by China.
Sun, 41, was charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, according to an unsealed copy of the 64-page indictment.
Hu, her 40-year-old husband, was also charged with money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit bank fraud as well as misusing means of identification, according to prosecutors.
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