Linda Sun a former Aid to New York Governor Kathy hok left a New York City courthouse on Tuesday after she was charged with secretly acting as an agent of the Chinese government in exchange for millions of dollars in compensation in gifts both son and her husband Chris who were arrested Tuesday Morning each pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges Gerard schaer is a lawyer for son charges are disappointing that they are the product of an overly invest or an overly aggressive investigation paron me excuse me and we looking for to exercising our right to a speedy trial and addressing these these accusations in the form where there it's most appropriate which is a court of law federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said that while working in state government Sun blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from meeting with officials and sought to arrange for a highlevel New York state official to visit China in exchange Chinese government Representatives allegedly arranged for millions of dollars in transactions for son's husband who had business activities in China prosecutors said the couple used money to buy a 2024 Ferrari Roma sports car as well as property on New York's Long Island and in Honolulu worth about $6 million governor hok was not accused of any wrongdoing a spokesperson for hok set her office fired son in March 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct reported son's actions immediately to authorities and has assisted law enforcement throughout the process the judge ordered son released on $1.5 million Bond and Chris who on $500,000 Bond