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Top New York Political Aide Worked for Chinese Communist Party, Laundered Millions

Former New York gubernatorial aide Linda Sun and her husband used a relative's driver's license to fraudulently open bank accounts, according to a federal indictment, and laundered millions of dollars derived from her illegal political interference and espionage on behalf of China. Prosecutors alleged in the 64-page indictment Tuesday that while holding senior roles under ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current Gov. Kathy Hochul, Sun, 41, carried out "numerous political activities" for the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party in exchange for gifts for herself and business opportunities for her husband and co-defendant, Christopher Hu, 40. From January 2016,...

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