in September 2024 Linda Sun a former high-ranking Aid in New York state government was arrested for covertly advancing the Chinese Communist party's agenda working under Governors Andrew Cuomo and Kathy hul Sun used her influence to manipulate political messaging block interactions with Taiwanese officials and enable unauthorized meetings between Chinese and US politicians she also facilitated eavesdropping on sensitive government discussions and helped secure business deals for her husband's company which had ties to China in return son and her husband enjoyed a luxurious lifestyle funded by Chinese sources including multi-million dollar properties luxury cars and exclusive perks Sun's covert activities were uncovered following an FBI raid on her home