Linda Sun a former deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy hawle has been charged with acting as an agent for the Chinese government the 41-year-old along with her husband Christopher who faces allegations including violations of the foreign agents registration act Visa fraud and money laundering conspiracy the couple allegedly received millions of dollars in Kickbacks and perks such as special deliveries of salted duck in return for the covered activities prosecutors accused son of using her position to Advanced Chinese interests including blocking Taiwanese officials from engaging with New York representatives and altering State messaging about China son and who are also charged with laundering money to acquire luxury items including a Ferrari and properties in Hawaii and New York the indictment details how Sun facilitated unauthorized invitations for Chinese officials and manipulated State communication about covid-19