Last Updated on 03/09/2024 by Arun jain
FBI agents were arrested early Tuesday morning Former Deputy Chief of Staff to Governor Kathy Hochul and her husband at his home on a cul-de-sac on Long Island’s North Shore, officials said.
Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn are expected to ask a judge to drop charges against the assistant, Linda Sun, 40, and her husband, Chris Hu, 41, people familiar with the matter said.
Because the charges against him remain sealed, they were not immediately made public. But a spokeswoman for the US attorney’s office for the Eastern District of New York confirmed they had been arrested and said they would appear before a federal judge in Brooklyn later Tuesday.
Neither Ms. Sun nor Mr. Hu could be reached early Tuesday, and it was unclear whether they had retained lawyers.
Six weeks ago, FBI agents descended on a cul-de-sac in Manhasset and searched the couple’s $3.5 million, five-bedroom home in an early-morning raid, but the basis of that action and the crimes they were investigating were unclear at the time. . Neither could be reached for comment after the raid and did not respond to voice mail and text messages.
According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms. Sun has worked in various capacities in the state government for about 14 years.
She started in the legislative branch, working as chief of staff for an assemblywoman, Grace Meng, now a congresswoman. According to her LinkedIn profile, Ms. Sue then met with Governor Andrew M. Worked in various capacities in both Cuomo’s and Ms. Hochul’s administrations.
She served in roles focused on business development; Asian American Affairs; and diversity, equity and inclusion. She left Ms. Hochul’s executive chamber after about 15 months, moving on to a position at the New York Department of Labor in November 2022. Five months later, she left to serve as campaign manager for Democrat Austin Cheng, who ran unsuccessfully. Congress meets on Long Island.
At the time of the raid in July, Ms. Avi Small, Hochul’s press secretary, declined to comment.
Her husband, Mr. Hu, runs a liquor store in Flushing, Queens, Levin Wine & Spirits. Over the past decade, he has also incorporated several other businesses, including one he created in 2020 called Medical Supplies USA LLC in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. He also created two other businesses, Golden Capital Group LLC in 2016 and LCA Holdings LLC in 2023, the nature of which could not be immediately determined.
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