A former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and her husband were arrested Tuesday, according to a law enforcement official.
A former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and her husband were arrested Tuesday, according to a law enforcement official.
The two taken into custody were identified as ex-Hochul staffer Linda Sun and her husband, businessman Chris Hu, whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took into custody, NBC New York reported:
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The FBI has just arrested the former deputy chief of staff for NY Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The former Hochul staffer Linda Sun, and her husband Chris Hu, are scheduled to appear today before a federal judge in Brooklyn.
Their $3.5 million home was subject to an FBI raid… pic.twitter.com/g4MUBIBc4o
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“The FBI and a spokesman for the Eastern District of New York both confirmed the arrests but declined to comment on the nature of the charges,” the outlet said.
The couple was arrested on Long Island. Right now, the charges against them are being kept under seal, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
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