NEW YORK CITY—A federal judge in the New York City borough of Brooklyn on Dec. 22 declared a mistrial over a Chinese foreign agent case against Linda Sun, former aide to New York governors, after jurors failed to reach a verdict.
Sun faces 19 charges, including acting as a Chinese agent, bribery in connection with state contracts, money laundering, and visa fraud. Her husband, Chris Hu, was charged with money laundering, misuse of someone else’s identification, bank fraud, and tax evasion.
Judge Brian Cogan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, hours earlier, had expressed doubt that the jurors would be able to resolve their disagreements on the case, saying that he would be “surprised if they come to an agreement.”…
Judge Declares Mistrial in New York Gubernatorial Aide’s Foreign Agent Case
