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now former Aid to New York Governor Kathy hottle has been charged for secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government the aid Linda son and her husband Chris who have been accused of availing millions of dollars and luxury items in exchange for blocking tanese representatives from meeting high ranking officials Linda Sun a former Aid to New York Governor Kathy hok left a New York City courthouse on Tuesday after she was charged with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars in compensation in gifts both son and her husband Chris who were arrested Tuesday Morning each pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges Gerard schaer is a lawyer for son charges are disappointing that they the product of an overly invest an overly aggressive investigation excuse and we are looking forward to exercising our right to a speedy trial and addressing these these accusations in the form where there it's most appropriate which is a court of law Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that while working in state government sunblocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from meeting with officials and sought to arrange for a highlevel New York state official to visit China in exchange Chinese government Representatives allegedly arranged for millions of dollars in transactions for son's husband who had business activities in China prosecutors said the couple used money to buy 2024 Ferrari Roma sports car as well as property on New York's Long Island and in Honolulu worth about $6 million governor hok was not accused of any wrongdoing a spokesperson for hok set her office fired son in March 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct reported son's actions immediately to authorities and has assisted law enforcement throughout the process the judge ordered son released on $1.5 million Bond and Chris who on $500,000 Bond now correspondent Susan terani has more on this Linda son a former Aid to New York Governors Kathy hokel and Andrew Koma was charged with acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese Communist party she allegedly used her State position to advance beijing's agenda in exchange for a financial benefits worth millions of dollars ass son and her husband Chris who were arrested and charged with various crimes including viola the foreign agents registration act money laundering and conspiracy to commit bank fraud according to the indictment Sun blocked Taiwanese government representatives from having access to the governor's office when she worked there and also shaped New York's governmental messaging to align with Chinese priorities and politics and received Financial benefits and Gifts in return the couple's assets incl including their $4 million home and luxury cars were allegedly purchased with illicit funds a son pleaded not guilty and was released on bond the case is part of a broader justice department effort to root Out secret agents for the Chinese government operating here in the United States Susan Tani reporting from New York for weon world is one for all the latest news download the Von app And subscribe to our YouTube channel

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