FARA and Foreign Influence

At former New York state official Linda Sun’s federal trial in Brooklyn, prosecutors presented Jan. 25, 2021 messages in which Sun told Chinese consular officials that then–Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul was "much more obedient" than Gov. Andrew Cuomo and that the lieutenant governor "listens to me more." Sun, charged with violating and conspiring to violate FARA and related offenses, is accused of acting on behalf of China, including steering a Lunar New Year video and seeking to block mention of Uyghurs in a Cuomo speech, while allegedly funneling millions to her husband to buy real estate and a Ferrari.