Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday sought to distance herself from Linda Sun, her former aide who was arrested and indicted by federal prosecutors on Tuesday for allegedly working as an agent on behalf of the Chinese government.
Sun, who held positions with Hochul and her predecessor Andrew Cuomo, was accused in a 65-page Sept. 3 indictment of advancing the agenda of the Communist party that rules the People’s Republic of China in exchange for a series of payoffs. The indictment was brought by the US Attorney’s Office in the Eastern District of New York on Long Island.
