Political insiders were shocked by the arrests of Linda Sun and her husband Christopher Hu, on charges of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, to which they have pleaded not guilty.
Linda Sun landed in Albany about 15 years ago as a young political staffer and worked her way into the executive chamber — where the feds alleged she worked to advance Chinese interests in New York’s government.
Political insiders were shocked by the arrests Tuesday of Sun and her husband Christopher Hu, on charges of violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy, to which they have pleaded not guilty.
“There’s nobody who worked in or around politics in the Asian American community who knew Linda Sun who isn’t absolutely floored by this,” one source familiar with Sun told the Post.
“I’ve worked with Linda Sun for many years and have only known her to be diligent, professional, and conscientious, and she is absolutely innocent until proven otherwise,” state Sen. John Liu (D-Queens) wrote in a statement defending Sun after her arrest.
According to an indictment unsealed in Brooklyn federal court, Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were paid millions of dollars in kickbacks in exchange for acting as foreign agents for China — and the couple allegedly laundered their corrupt gains, including on a gaudy $4 million mansion in Manhasset.
