US EditionFormer New York Official on Trial Allegedly Commented on Gov. Hochul in Evidence Presented in Court
- Linda Sun, a former New York state official, claimed that Governor Kathy Hochul was 'much more obedient' than former Governor Andrew Cuomo during a corruption trial.
- Sun allegedly convinced Hochul to film a Lunar New Year video for the Chinese consulate, which she claimed was easier than persuading Cuomo.
- Prosecutors accused Sun of acting as a foreign agent for China, influencing state policy, and receiving money for steering contracts to Chinese companies.
- Defense attorneys maintain that Sun was legally performing her job, but prosecutors highlighted her alleged manipulation of Hochul and previous misconduct.
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Trial of former aide to New York governors highlights massive Chinese influence operations
The ongoing criminal trial of Linda Sun, a former aide to two New York governors, on illegal foreign agent charges highlights what prosecutors say is China's large-scale operations to influence the U.S. government and the public at large to back Chinese Communist Party policies.
'Obedient' Kathy Hochul Exposed in China Influence Trial
New evidence from a federal corruption trial has raised serious concerns about “obedient” Kathy Hochul and the influence foreign officials may have held over New York’s leadership. Testimony revealed that former New York state official Linda Sun told Chinese consular staff that then–Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was “much more obedient” than former Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Prosecutors presented messages in which Sun told a Chinese consular official, Lihua Li,…
Chinese spy who swindled NY officials reveals Hochul ‘much more obedient’ than Cuomo: report · American Wire News
A Chinese spy who was embedded deep in New York State’s government found it much easier to wrap then-Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul around her finger versus then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “The deputy governor listens to me more than the governor does,” spy Linda Sun wrote in a text to Chinese Consul General Huang in 2021, according to the Courthouse News Service. Sun reportedly sent the message after she’d successfully persuaded Hochul to star in a short Lunar …
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