now to the former aid for two New York Governors charged with acting as an agent for China allegedly in exchange for millions of dollars senior investigative correspondent Aon kki has the story good morning Aaron and good morning to you Michael if these allegations prove true they demonstrate a remarkable attempt by China to infiltrate government and influence policy according to the indictment all it took was a willing state official millions of dollars and a delicacy of duck this morning Linda's son a former Aid to two New York Governors is out on bond after she was charged with spying for China son is a naturalized US citizen born in China and was on the New York state payroll for more than a decade rising to become governor Kathy hok's Deputy Chief of Staff before being fired last year she even appeared in this video promoting women in leadership but Equity is when we make sure that all of the people who are at the table have equal access at the same time though Federal prosecutors said Sun acted as an undisclosed agent of China working to prevent representatives of the Taiwan government from meeting with high-ranking New York State officials trying to shape the public statements of Governors Cuomo and hok to align with the Chinese government's political priorities Sun seen in this image included in the indictment where prosecutors say she met with members of the Chinese Communist Party Sun even tweaking a Lunar New Year message prosecutors say so it would not refer to the plight of Wagers a mainly Muslim ethnic group that China's been accused of targeting for genocide in exchange son allegedly took millions of dollars in Kickbacks and her husband Chris who is charged with laundering the money enabling the couple to buy a $3.5 million home on Long Island the FBI raided the place in July there's also a $2 million condo in Honolulu a brand new Ferrari event tickets travel benefits and a special delivery of Nan Jing style duck prepared by a Chinese government official's personal chef the indictment quoting son messaging a Chinese Consular official I very much value my relationship with the consulate and have done many things to make the relationship between the state and the consulate flourish Furious and I'm outraged and absolutely shocked at how Brazen her behavior was it was a betrayal of trust the trust of government the trust of the people and I'll tell you this the second we discovered some levels of misconduct we fired her we alerted the authorities Sons attorneys telling ABC News overnight we are disappointed by the filing of these charges which are inflammatory and appear to be the product of an overly aggressive prosecution l a son and her husband each pleaded not guilty to the array of criminal charges here their free on bond this morning their case is the latest in a series prosecutors have brought meant to stop China from trying to secretly wield influence George in all corners of American Life quite a story okay thanks very much