California Mayor Eileen Wang charged with acting as illegal agent of China

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI said on Monday that Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of ChinaFrom late 2020 to 2022 the FBI said that Wang and Yaoning Mike Sun worked at the direction and control of Chinese government officials and coordinated with USbased individuals to promote Chinas interests through several things such as promoting proChina propaganda in the United States via the US News CentreAs per the FBI it is a website that purported to be a news source for the local Chinese American community and they received and executed directives from PRC government officials to post proPRC content on the website Wang 58 agreed to plead guilty to the felony count which comes with a maximum penalty of 10 years in prisonAs per the press statement by the Department of Justice it was noted that she is expected to make her initial appearance this afternoon in the US District Court in downtown Los Angeles and is expected to plead guilty in the coming weeksCASE UPDATE from FBILosAngeles Arcadia California Mayor Federally Charged with Acting as Illegal Agent of the Peoplersquos Republic of ChinaEileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent of the Peoplersquos Republic of China PRC From late 2020hellip pictwittercomxespi8DizVmdash FBI FBI May 11 2026Wang was elected in November 2022 to the Arcadia City Council a fiveperson governing body from which the mayor is selected on a rotating basisSharing an example of her collusion with China the Department of Justice in its press statement said that in June 2021 a PRC official contacted Wang and other individuals via the WeChat encrypted messaging application with prewritten news articlesAssistant Attorney General for National Security John A Eisenberg called it deeply concerning how a person who previously executed directives of PRC government officials was in a position of public trustIndividuals in our country who covertly do the bidding of foreign governments undermine our democracy said First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli for the Central District of California This plea agreement is the latest success in our determination to defend the homeland against Chinas efforts to corrupt our institutionsIn Wangs case Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBIs Counterintelligence and Espionage Division said that this must serve as a clear warning that individuals who act on behalf of foreign governments to influence Americas democracy will be identified investigated and brought to justiceOn her being charged FBI Director Kash Patel said in a post on X assuring that federal partners continue to move aggressively to root out this kind of influence in American institutions all over the country As per the official website of the city of Arcadia Eileen Wang has resigned from the Arcadia City Council vacating her position as MayorThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever