A former deputy chief of staff to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) and her husband were arrested Tuesday, according to a law enforcement official.
The two taken into custody were identified as ex-Hochul staffer Linda Sun and her husband, businessman Chris Hu, whom the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took into custody, NBC New York reported:
BREAKING.🚨
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) September 3, 2024
The FBI has just arrested the former deputy chief of staff for NY Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The former Hochul staffer Linda Sun, and her husband Chris Hu, are scheduled to appear today before a federal judge in Brooklyn.
Their $3.5 million home was subject to an FBI raid… pic.twitter.com/g4MUBIBc4o
“The FBI and a spokesman for the Eastern District of New York both confirmed the arrests but declined to comment on the nature of the charges,” the outlet said.
The couple was arrested on Long Island. Right now, the charges against them are being kept under seal, the New York Post reported Tuesday.
“Law enforcement sources say the arrest was part of a corruption probe unrelated to the governor. Sun was first hired to work in the governor’s office by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo,” the Post article said.
NY Gov. Kathy Hochul is accused of being under a “dark cloud of pay-to-play” after reports revealed a $637M contract for one of her donors. https://t.co/IczqLZL5Ax
— Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) September 21, 2022
The FBI raided the couple’s $3.5 million Long Island home in July, but at the time the pair had not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, according to Breitbart News.
This outlet noted it was unclear at the time if authorities seized anything from the residence that was placed in a trust in March.
Video footage shows officials outside the house and entering it with equipment:
The Breitbart News article continued:
According to her LinkedIn, Sun most recently worked as a campaign manager for Austin Cheng, a Democrat who ran for New York’s third congressional district before withdrawing from the race in December 2023.
Sun has also had multiple “diversity officer” jobs in recent years, including within the New York State Department of Financial Services and the New York State Executive Chamber.
Per the NBC report, the couple is expected to appear on Tuesday afternoon in a Brooklyn federal court.
“While detail of the charges in this case have not been released, the Eastern District and FBI have built several other recent cases involving China and alleged violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act here,” the article said.
Read the full indictment here
