LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Arcadia will plead guilty to a federal charge of secretly working to illegally promote the interests of China, federal prosecutors announced Monday, resulting in her stepping down as mayor and resigning from the city council.
Eileen Wang, 58, of Arcadia, was charged April 1 in Los Angeles federal court, but the paperwork, along with her plea agreement, remained sealed until Monday.
According to her plea agreement, Wang admitted working to promote the interests of the People’s Republic of China between 2020 and 2022 by, among other things, “promoting pro-PRC propaganda in the United States” in conjunction with her then-fiance, Yaoning “Mike” Sun, who acted as Wang’s campaign adviser…