A former aide to New York Governor Kathy Hawkle (D-New York), who is alleged to be a Chinese spy, reportedly visited the White House in May.
Linda Sun was reportedly under federal investigation at the time. New York Post Reported Son's office said on Friday that the May 8 visit was “mediated by Son's former boss, Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), of Queens.”
Sun previously worked as a senior aide to Hawkle and disgraced former Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D).
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Last week, Sun, 41, and her husband, Christopher Hu, 40, who is also listed on the White House visitor list, were indicted on charges of violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act and conspiracy, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy. They have pleaded not guilty.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn allege that Sun used his position under Governors Hokuriku and Cuomo to turn the Governor's Office into a de facto mouthpiece for the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
In return, she allegedly received gifts and millions of dollars in bribes, which she and her husband used to purchase real estate, including a Manhasset mansion, and luxury vehicles, including a 2024 Ferrari Roma.
According to Breitbart News, the FBI searched Sun and Hu's homes in July before arresting them.
The outlet also reported that the couple were eventually indicted in federal court in Brooklyn. The outlet later detailed some of the allegations against The Sun.
On various occasions, Mr. Sun allegedly prevented Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Hawkle from cooperating, engaging or speaking with Taiwanese officials, while at the same time encouraging Mr. Cuomo and Mr. Hawkle to make seemingly pro-China statements in order to appease Chinese Communist Party officials.
For example, during the coronavirus pandemic in China in April 2020, the Taiwanese government donated 200,000 masks to New York. When Taiwanese authorities pressed them about why then-Lieutenant Governor Kathy Ho-chol's office had not publicly announced the donation, Sun allegedly called a contact in the Chinese Communist Party who told him that Ho-chol would simply contact Taiwanese authorities privately to thank them for the donation.
Following the arrest of Sun, who was born in China and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, several Republican lawmakers in New York have called for an investigation into Hawkle, according to Breitbart News.
