A former senior aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and her husband were arrested Tuesday at their Long Island mansion and charged with selling access to the Chinese government.
Linda Sun, 40, who served under Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was charged with 10 criminal counts that include money laundering, visa fraud and other actions that benefited the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party, including blocking Taiwanese officials from gaining access to the governor's office.
The federal indictment claims Sun and husband Chris Hu, 41, received economic benefits in exchange for favors to the Chinese government. The two were arrested at their $3.6 million Long Island mansion. Like Sun, Hu was arrested for money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification.
