Inside the lavish life of an ex-N.Y. state official accused of being a secret Chinese agent
A $3.5 million mansion on Long Island.
A $3.5 million mansion on Long Island. A $2.1 million "ocean view condominium" in Honolulu. A brand new 2024 Ferrari.
And more than a dozen Nanjing-style salted ducks, personally prepared by the private chef of a Chinese government official.
Those were just some of the luxuries that Linda Sun, a former top aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and her husband, Chris Hu, received for allegedly betraying their country to China, prosecutors claimed in court papers Tuesday.
Linda Sun and her husband, Christopher Hu, leave Brooklyn federal court after their arraignment on Tuesday.Corey Sipkin / APSun, according to the indictment, also received millions of dollars in transactions for the China-based business activities of her husband, a job for her cousin in China, as well as tickets to various sporting and cultural events, including a performance of the Guangzhou Ballet at Lincoln Center and the Chinese National Traditional Orchestra at Carnegie Hall, both in Manhattan.
“As alleged, while appearing to serve the people of New York as Deputy Chief of Staff within the New York State Executive Chamber, the defendant and her husband actually worked to further the interests of the Chinese government and the CCP,” U.S. Attorney Breon Peace for Eastern District of New York said in a statement, using the initials for the Chinese Communist Party. “The illicit scheme enriched the defendant’s family to the tune of millions of dollars."
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