>> 20 PAST THE HOUR HERE. A FORMER HIGH TO TO NEW YORK GOVERNOR'S ACCUSED OF BEING A CHINESE SPY. >> PROSECUTORS SAY LINDA'S SON RAKED IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WHICH FUNDED A LIFE OF LUXURY IN INFLUENCE FOR HER AND HER HUSBAND, NEW STATIONS. ALICIA NIEVES IS HERE TO EXPLAIN MORE. ALICIA, WHAT MORE CAN YOU TELL US. GOOD MORNING. YOU STANDING IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE WITH HIS FORMER TOP AIDE WAS INDICTED YESTERDAY AND PROSECUTORS SAY. >> SHE ROSE THROUGH THE RANKS HERE IN NEW YORK STATE GOVERNMENT CAPACITY AND WAS ALSO WORKING FOR THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT RAKING IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO FURTHER THEIR INTERESTS HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. COURT DOCUMENTS SAY THAT SON AND HER HUSBAND LYNN, THIS. AND THAT IS ALSO CHARGED IN THE MANSION YORK WERE 3 0.6 MILLION DOLLARS A CONDO IN HAWAII WORTH AROUND 2 MILLION DOLLARS. IT'S SEVERAL LUXURY VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2024 FERRARI AND ALLEGEDLY ALL THAT WAS PAID BY KICK BACK TO CHINESE GOVERNMENT. PROSECUTORS EVEN SAY A SHEPHERD THE CHINESE OFFICIALS OR A CHINESE OFFICIAL PREPARED SPECIAL DELIVERIES OF SALT FAT DUCK FOR HER FAMILY. THERE WERE PHOTOS IN THIS INDICTMENT THAT SHOULDER TEMPERATURES SHOW COOKSON AT DARRIUS COMMUNIST CHINESE PARTY EVENT. PROSECUTORS SAY THIS AND ESSENTIALLY USED HER POSITION TO INFLUENCE NEW YORK'S WORK WITH TAIWANESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ALSO KEPT CHINESE OFFICIAL UPDATE ON HOW THE STATE WAS HANDLING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC DURING THAT PERIOD. NONE OF THE STATE OFFICIALS WHO WORK WITH CENTER UNDER ANY INVESTIGATION OR ACCUSED OF ANY WRONGDOING HERE. IN FACT, GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL OFFICE ACTUALLY FIRED SON IN 2023 AFTER DISCOVERING EVIDENCE OF MISCONDUCT AND REPORT IT FUN TO AUTHORITIES. SHE HAS BEEN VERY COOPERATE IN THIS INVESTIGATION. WE'RE TOLD SIMON HAS BEEN, OF COURSE, HAVE PLED NOT GUILTY. AN LEFT COURT HERE YESTERDAY WITH THEIR LAWYERS ARE CALLING THESE ALLEGATIONS CO PERPLEXING AN OVERLY INFLAMMATORY. ONE THING WE SHOULD ALSO NOTE HERE IS THIS REALLY PART OF HIS YOU UNDERSTAND IT. A BROADER INVESTIGATION OR BROADER EFFORT BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING ROOT OUT SECRET AGENTS WILL BE CHINESE A GOVERNMENT THAT ARE HERE IN THE U.S. BACKED IN JUST THE PAST YEAR OR SO. JUST HERE IN NEW YORK STATE. WE HAVE SEEN AT LEAST 70 PEOPLE. CHARGE BEEN CHARGED WITH HER ACCUSED UP SOMETHING SI MILAR MATORQ UI SO