Posted on 11/18/2025 11:08:59 AM PST by DFG
A former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), who has been accused of being a covert Chinese agent, allegedly forged Hochul's signature on flattering letters inviting dignitaries from China's Henan province to meet with then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.
Prosecutors showed court documents to jurors at Linda Sun's trial, revealing that she may have forged Hochul's signature on several letters — when she served as Cuomo's Lt. Gov. — inviting the Chinese delegation to meet with state officials and promote investment opportunities.
Sun held several prominent roles under Cuomo before becoming Hochul's Deputy Chief of Staff.
Letters, according to the New York Post, said the delegation could expect discussions about “promoting greater investment, trade cooperation and tourism opportunities” in a state with the third-largest GDP.
One problem, however. The signature, according to former chief of staff Jeff Lewis, was not Hochul's, as it exhibited "overly loopy" traits dissimilar to the governor's own John Hancock.
“From my experience, this is not how she would sign her name,” Lewis told the jury.
Sun has been accused of being a Chinese spy. The fact that she infiltrated the office of an American Governor at such a high level — she was still a top aide to Hochul when she succeeded Cuomo — and was negotiating or at least promoting pro-CCP (Chinese Communist Party) economic policies in a state so significant in the operation of the American economy is frightening.
Why did she do it? As RedState's Managing Editor, Jennifer Van Laar, reported upon Sun's arrest in September of 2024, the Chinese agent and her husband were allegedly accepting massive bribes totaling millions, then laundering the money and using the scheme's benefits to buy luxury vehicles and million-dollar properties.
In addition to the letters purportedly bearing forged signatures, jurors also had the opportunity to feast their eyes on the spoils of the couple's supposed efforts to advance China's agenda in New York state.
Multiple million-dollar homes. Luxury cars, one built by Ferrari. No expense is spared by China, it appears, when they're trying to infiltrate a Democrat governor's administration.
Lest we forget the Rolex watches and other gaudy jewelry that were found inside a $4 million Long Island mansion that Sun and her husband were living in when they were arrested.
Inside the jewelry box? A business card of a Chinese government official.
Lewis testified that Governor Hochul did meet with the Henan province delegation in 2018. Despite being just a few minutes long, Hochul had time to get a picture with the group, which was presented as evidence in Sun's indictment.
Sun has also been accused of influencing pandemic-era discussions by secretly placing a consulate official on a phone call in 2020 at the height of COVID, preventing Cuomo from meeting with officials from Taiwan, and even getting Hochul to omit mention of the Uyghurs, a repressed Muslim minority, in a speech commemorating the Lunar New Year in 2021.
China couldn't have been more pleased with their investment ... allegedly.
Sun was initially charged with violating and conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registration Act, visa fraud, alien smuggling, and money laundering conspiracy. She and her husband were hit with more charges in June of 2025, contending they helped steer lucrative contracts to Chinese companies to sell masks and ventilators to the New York government during the pandemic.
Think about that for just a moment. Chinese companies were selling masks and ventilators to Cuomo, who was being heralded at the time for being a COVID savior (he wasn't), for a virus that came from China. What a racket.
Sun's legal team contends that she has been targeted for being wealthy, arguing, "Working hard and being successful does not mean you are a criminal."
RedState will provide readers with further updates on this bombshell case as events warrant.
Chinese law says that any Chinese must work for their intelligence network if they’re ordered to do so. No exceptions. If you don’t all sorts of bad things might happen to your relatives or even to you. So, hiring a Chinese to do anything beyond yard work is insane.
I saw a poster, probably from one of the alphabet agencies. It showed a lovely Chinese woman all dolled up with an older white guy faded into the background. The graphic read, “If she’s into you. She’s a spy.”
The Chinese would make the Italian Mafia blush.
Chinese spy a top US govt employee to Democrat lawmakers Hochul and Cuomo owned mansion
and Ferrari on $144k govt salary; prosecutors make terrifying claim about where her cash came from
Linda Sun, 41, is accused of acting as an unregistered operative for the Chinese Communist Party
<><>she used her US govt jobs to influence legislator Democrat Hochul
<><>and employer ex-Gov Andrew Cuomo into actions favorable to Beijing.
<><>Sun earned a US govt salary of $145,000,
<><>and was also receiving millions of dollars from side deals arranged by Chinese officials
<><>She and her husband Chris Hu purchased w/ cash
<><>a $3.6 million mansion in Long Island,
<><>a $1.9 million condo in Hawaii
<><> and a 2024 Ferrari Roma, which sells for at least $243,300.
<><>Sun indulged in pricey salted duck dinners prepared by the Chinese consulate chef
<><>she was acquainted with Communist Party insiders.
<><>She made frequent visits back to China
<><>and even celebrated the Communist Party’s 70th year in power in Beijing.
<><>allegedly Sun received funds from China, then laundered them thru husband Hu’s businesses.
<><>the Chinese couple are accused of generating $2.3M in kickbacks
<><>they sold personal-protection equipment imports during the Covid-19 pandemic.
<><>Sun is charged with violating the Foreign Agents Registration Act,
<><>as well as visa fraud, bank fraud and money laundering.
<><>Sun joined Cuomo’s staff in 2012,
<><>she is on trial this week in connection to the offenses.
The Chinese don’t need spys they have democrats.
Goes to show you how clueless RATS and Kathy Hochul are. Unless she knew and allowed it to happen. What did Kathy Hochul know, and when did she know it?
What did Kathy Hochul know, and when did she know it?
Are you kidding?
Her employers Hochul and Como are so stupid she could have had the entire Chinese spy apparat
in her office photocopying govt documents ......... Hochul and Cuomo would said “nice job.”
You don’t have to tell me about Andrew Cuomo’s corruption. He was no different than his old man when it came to giving kickbacks to his friends and big donors. I think that may have been one of the reasons why Mario Cuomo never ran for President. Too much money laundering that would have come out.
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