The FBI has arrested New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s former deputy chief of staff and her husband following a raid on their home.
Linda Sun and her husband Chris Hu were arrested Tuesday in Manhasset, Long Island, Newsday reported.
The couple’s five-bedroom mansion, valued at $3.50, was searched by federal officials in July.
They are expected to appear in Brooklyn court on Tuesday afternoon.
Linda Sun and her husband Chris Hu were arrested on Tuesday in Manhasset
The couple’s five-bedroom mansion, valued at $3.50, was searched by federal officials in July.
The couple purchased the home in a gated community called Stone Hill in 2021. Earlier this year, they placed the home in a trust, records show.
Sun worked in state government for nearly 15 years, first as chief of staff to a state lawmaker and then holding positions in former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration.
In September 2021, she was named Hochul’s deputy chief of staff, according to her LinkedIn profile.
In November 2022, she moved to the New York Department of Labor, where she served as deputy commissioner for strategic business development, but left that job just a few months later in March 2023, according to the profile.
A person familiar with the circumstances of her departure told the Associated Press that she was fired after evidence of misconduct was uncovered.
The matter was referred to authorities at the time, according to the person, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because he or she was not authorized to speak publicly about personnel matters. The person declined to elaborate on the nature of the alleged misconduct.
After leaving state government, Sun began working as a campaign manager for Democrat Austin Cheng in an unsuccessful congressional campaign on Long Island.
