A federal judge in Brooklyn declared a mistrial in the corruption case against Linda Sun, a former aide to governors Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo charged with illegally serving as an agent of China.
U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan declared a mistrial after the jury sent a note saying, “Your honor, after extensive deliberations and re-deliberations the jury remains unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The jurors positions are firmly held.”
Judge Cogan called in the jury and asked the foreman whether jurors had reached a decision on any count. The foreman replied that they were deadlocked on all 19 counts…