Linda Sun (Chinese: 孙雯; pinyin: Sūn Wén; born 1983 or 1984) is a Chinese-American former public servant in New York State.
[1] In September 2024, Sun was arrested and charged with eight federal crimes related to allegedly acting as an undisclosed foreign agent for the government of the People's Republic of China.
Prior to becoming deputy chief of staff for the Hochul administration, she also worked briefly for the New York State Department of Financial Services.
[6] She left Hochul's executive chamber after roughly 15 months, moving on to a position at the New York State Department of Labor in November 2022.
Following her dismissal from the Hochul administration, she worked as a campaign manager for Austin Cheng, a Democrat who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in New York's 3rd congressional district.
[citation needed] On September 3, 2024, in the federal court in Brooklyn, New York, after being arrested at her Long Island home, Sun was charged by the United States Attorney's office with eight criminal counts—including conspiring to act as an illegal foreign agent, visa fraud, and conspiring to launder money—related to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in exchange for millions of dollars as well as all-expenses-paid travel to China; tickets to top shows, concerts and sporting events (including VIP suite access for at least one such event); employment in China for Sun's cousin; and home deliveries of Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by a Chinese government official's personal chef.