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Southern California Mayor Resigns Will Plead Guilty Acting Agent Chinese Government

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  • Eileen Wang, mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned and agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.
  • Charged in April 2023, she was accused of promoting pro-PRC propaganda without notifying U.S. authorities from late 2020 to 2022.
  • Wang faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.
  • Her colleague Yaoning 'Mike' Sun previously pleaded guilty to the same charge and is serving a four-year sentence.
  • Wang is expected to appear in federal court to enter her plea in the coming weeks.

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