Former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, who is charged with helping Chinese authorities, is unable to pay her defense team’s fees, according to her lawyers.
Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, are facing a retrial after their first trial late last year ended with a hung jury.
At an update meeting with the judge on Jan. 28, prosecutors agreed to delay the retrial until Jan. 18, 2027, to give Sun and Hu time to negotiate with the government or find new representation for the next trial.
In January, prosecutors made a new plea offer to both Sun and Hu. Those offers expire on Feb. 2. However, their defense team says it hasn’t been paid and may quit if no deal can be reached and the government refuses to allow them to sell their assets….
Ex-Hochul Aide Accused of Being Chinese Agent Can’t Pay Her Defense, Lawyers Says
