Arcadia Mayor Admits Acting as Illegal Agent for China
TL;DR
Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government and resigned. She and Yaoning Sun operated the U.S. News Site from 2020–2022 to promote PRC propaganda, coordinating with Chinese officials and pushing favorable content, including a Los Angeles Times op-ed. Sun has already been sentenced to 20 months; Wang faces up to 10 years in federal prison. City officials say no city finances or decision-making were involved and the conduct ceased after Wang took office in December 2022.
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