SoCal Man Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent for China

LOS ANGELES – A Southern California man who once worked as the treasurer for the city council campaign of a local politician pleaded guilty Monday in downtown Los Angeles to illegally acting on behalf of the People’s Republic of China.

Yaoning “Mike” Sun, 65, of Chino Hills, entered a plea in downtown Los Angeles to a federal count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign power, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Sentencing is set for Feb. 9, at which time Sun could face up to 10 years behind bars…

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