Stefanik, Jordan Launch Probe of Hochul Admin, Demand Termination of NYS Funding for CCP-Linked Orgs as Governor's Former Aide and Alleged Chinese Spy Faces Corruption Charges

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, Chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, along with Congressman Jim Jordan, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, sent a letter to New York Governor Kathy Hochul citing concern of widespread political interference in her state's administration, warning that New York has become the national epicenter for Communist China's election interference, political intimidation, and systemic violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), among others.

"Last year, your own former deputy chief of staff, Linda Sun, was indicted by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for acting as an unregistered agent of the People's Republic of China during her employment with you, along with other charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud. A statement issued by the IRS-Counter Intelligence New York Special Agent in Charge asserts, 'Not only did Sun allegedly use Chinese money and her influence in New York State to benefit the Chinese government, it is further alleged that she used her position to steer multi-million-dollar contracts to companies controlled by family members and friends,'" the lawmakers wrote.

As a senior Member of House Leadership and as Chairman of the Committee on the Judiciary, Stefanik and Jordan requested that Hochul's administration:

1. Terminate all state funding and special tax-exempt privileges to nonprofits with verified ties to the CCP or its proxies;
   
   
2. Fully cooperate with federal investigations into FARA, Foreign Missions Act, and Internal Revenue Code violations;
   
   
3. Conduct a top-down review of all political appointees and staff for conflicts of interest with the CCP and other foreign countries;
   
   
4. Provide us with documentation regarding the criteria your administration uses to award state grants or access to elected officials; and
   
   
5. Provide us with documentation regarding the enforcement actions taken by your administration to mitigate the threat of CCP malign influence and interference activities in New York.

Last week, Stefanik sounded the alarm on Hochul's compromised leadership after her alleged CCP-linked spy Sun admitted that the then-Lieutenant Governor was "much more obedient" than former Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Read the letter HERE.

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