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A New York man, Lu Jianwang, 64, was found guilty of acting as an illegal agent for China and destroying evidence connected to a secret Chinese police station in Manhattan's Chinatown, the first such station known in the United States; his co-defendant Chen Jinping pleaded guilty previously, and Lu could face up to 30 years in prison.
Arcadia, California Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China and is expected to plead guilty to a felony carrying up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors say Wang and Yaoning "Mike" Sun operated the U.S. News Center to promote PRC interests under directives from PRC officials, including posting pro-PRC content and editing articles after requests from PRC officials. Sun is already serving a four-year sentence after a 2025 guilty plea. The case cites encrypted WeChat communications and interactions with high-level PRC figures; the FBI is investigating. Initial court appearances are anticipated in Los Angeles.
Arcadia, California, Mayor Eileen Wang will plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government and has resigned. Federal prosecutors say Wang and Yaoning 'Mike' Sun ran the pro-PRC news site U.S. News Center to promote Beijing's interests from 2020 to 2022, without notifying the U.S. government; Sun is already serving a four-year sentence, and Wang faces up to 10 years in federal prison. The charges concern conduct that ceased after she took office in December 2022, and city officials said no city finances or staff were involved.
Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China and has agreed to plead guilty to one felony count, potentially facing up to 10 years in prison. The case centers on a PRC‑linked propaganda operation run with Yaoning Sun via the U.S. News Center, with Sun already sentenced in a related matter. The FBI and DOJ describe the scheme as an effort to influence U.S. democracy and public discourse through coordinated pro‑PRC content.