Hochul’s Former Aide Faces New Charges in Chinese Spy Case

Linda Sun and her husband were charged in September 2024 in a case that is part of the Justice Department’s wider effort to root out Beijing’s secret agents.

Linda Sun (R), a former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and her husband, Chris Hu, exit the federal court in New York City on Sept. 3, 2024. Huang Xiaotang/The Epoch Times

Linda Sun, former deputy chief of staff to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, and Sun’s husband, Chris Hu, are facing additional charges in a case that alleges they acted as agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Sun and Hu were arrested and charged in September 2024 in a case that is part of the Department of Justice’s broader effort to root out communist China’s secret agents, who U.S. officials say are covertly advancing the CCP’s interests and targeting Chinese dissidents on U.S. soil in an effort known as transnational repression.