Hochul and Cuomo is arrested in
a federal investigation that
former deputy chief of staff to
Governor Hochul was arrested by
the FBI this morning. Good to be
with you. I’m Gilma Avalos. Her
name is Lynda Sun. And this is
video from July. When the feds
raided her home on Long Island.
Sun was also a member of the
Cuomo administration. And her
husband, we’ve learned, was
arrested this morning, too. News
4 chief investigative reporter
Jonathan Dienst is here. And
Jonathan both are due in court
today. That’s right. Gilma Lynda
sun and her husband arrested
this morning in Manhasset and
are expected to appear in
federal court in Brooklyn this
afternoon. The arrests happening
this morning at the couple’s $3
million home on the North Shore.
We’re awaiting release of the
official charges, which should
come out soon. Sun is 40 years
old and was the former deputy
chief of staff to Governor
Hochul. She also served in the
Cuomo administration, as well as
serving for then Assemblywoman
Grace Meng, who’s now in
Congress. News 4 first reported
on the FBI investigation back in
July. Agents searched the home
in a gated community as part of
the criminal investigation.
Sun’s husband, Chris, who also
charged he runs several
businesses. While details of the
charges in this case not yet
released. The Eastern District
and FBI have built several other
recent cases involving China and
alleged violations of the
foreign agents registration Act
here. Again, we await the unsealing of the federal charges
of Hochul’s former Deputy chief
of staff and her businessman
husband, who are expected to
plead guilty later this
afternoon. Governor Hochul’s
office issued a statement saying
sun was let go in March of 2023
when they learned of alleged
wrongdoing and they have been