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Linda Sun, ex-aide to Hochul and Cuomo, accused of being Chinese agent

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Plus, RFK Jr. continues fight to stay on NY ballot. A former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested

Plus, RFK Jr. continues fight to stay on NY ballot. [FORWARD TO A FRIEND]( [VIEW IN BROWSER]( [DONATE]( [WNYC Politics Brief] [Feds arrest former aide to NY Gov. Kathy Hochul after raid at Long Island home]( A former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul was arrested Tuesday morning on charges her family pocketed millions of dollars while she secretly used her position to boost the Chinese government and communist party. Linda Sun, 41, and her husband, Christopher Hu, 40, were taken into custody a month and a half after the FBI searched their home in the Long Island hamlet of Manhasset in late July. Sun is accused of repeatedly taking action on behalf of Chinese officials — doing everything from blocking state officials from meeting with Taiwanese government representatives to changing messaging by Hochul and former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to more closely align with the Chinese government. In exchange, Sun and Hu enriched themselves “to the tune of millions of dollars,” according to Brooklyn U.S. Attorney Breon Peace. That money allegedly helped them buy their $3.6 million home in the Long Island hamlet of Manhasset, as well as a $2.1 million condo in Honolulu. [Read more.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- 🗳️ --------------------------------------------------------------- More politics stories to know this week What else is happening around New York City Mayor Eric Adams’ nominee for New York City’s top lawyer position says he would recuse himself from a variety of cases involving past clients who have been fighting to upend key city-backed policies, such as building emissions restrictions, rent regulations and congestion pricing. [Read more.]( The MTA ended a yearlong pilot program that allowed New Yorkers to legally skip the farebox on one bus route in each of the five boroughs. The program was funded by the state Legislature in 2023. [Read more.]( Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is pressuring sites like Facebook, TikTok and Craigslist to stop allowing users to sell “ghost plates” which help drivers evade tolls and fines for reckless driving. [Read more.]( What’s going on around New York state Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is not actively running for president. But you wouldn’t know it if you follow the New York courts. Despite suspending his presidential campaign, Kennedy continues to wage a legal fight to keep his name on the presidential ballot in New York. [Read more.]( Gov. Hochul blocked congestion pricing tolls from taking effect. But that hasn't stopped congressional candidates from both parties from claiming victory over the issue — or promising voters that they’ll keep the toll at bay. [Read more.]( Nassau County officials Wednesday seized on the arrest of a man they say was wearing a mask in public, using it as a chance to justify their new ban on face coverings — even though he wasn’t charged with violating that law. [Read more.]( Former President Donald Trump has pledged to enact the largest “mass deportation” effort in history, removing some 11 million immigrants without legal status. Vice President Kamala Harris has vowed to tighten border restrictions while offering pathways to citizenship. But what would the two presidential nominees' policies mean in practice for New York? [Find out.]( New York Rep. Mike Lawler is selling branded merch that inaccurately ties former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to the bridge that bears his father's name. [Read more.]( Right-wing groups are rallying against vague language in a ballot proposal to protect abortion access in New York, arguing that the initiative will open the door to more transgender kids in girls' sports and an erosion of “parents’ rights.” [Read more.]( What's new in New Jersey Democrats in New Jersey’s 9th Congressional District chose state Sen. Nellie Pou on Thursday night to run on the November ballot, replacing Bill Pascrell, who died last month. But the closed-door process to anoint her has renewed criticism of the way party bosses choose elected officials in the state. 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