CA: Mayor to plead guilty to working as a Chinese agent

Source: United Press International

“Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of acting as an illegal agent for China, federal prosecutors announced Monday, the same day she resigned from office. The 58-year-old is expected to formally plead guilty in the coming weeks to the charge of acting in the United States as an illegal agent, which is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment. The Justice Department said in a release that Wang admits in her plea agreement to working with Yaoning ‘Mike’ Sun, 65, to operate U.S. News Center, which purported to be a news source for the Chinese-American community, but was used to spread pro-People’s Republic of China content.” (05/11/26)

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/05/11/Arcadia-mayor-charged/3651778548120/