California Mayor Resigns After Admitting to Acting as Chinese Agent
The former mayor of Arcadia, California, stepped down after a federal plea revealed she served as an undeclared agent of China. She and her ex-fiancé ran a site called U.S. News Center from 2020 to 2022, posting PRC-written propaganda and tracking page views to report back to handlers. Court documents show she published pre-written essays denying human rights abuses in Xinjiang under direct instruction. She pleaded guilty and now faces up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors warn this case highlights growing foreign influence efforts aimed at U.S. local governments.
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