A former senior aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and former governor Andrew M. Cuomo was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday and charged with secretly working for years to help Chinese officials, giving them insights into the state government and advocating on their behalf.

       Federal prosecutors announced the indictment of Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, for alleged illegal conduct dating back to her time as an aide to Cuomo, a Democrat who resigned the governorship in 2021 over unrelated issues surrounding his personal conduct.