The Brief
- Eileen Wang resigned as mayor of Arcadia and has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.
- Wang faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison.
- Wang and a colleague are accused of spreading propaganda to promote the Chinese government.
ARCADIA, Calif. – The mayor of Arcadia has been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice with acting as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), officials announced on Monday. She will also resign from office.
Mayor resigns
What we know:
Mayor Eileen Wang, 58, has been charged with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of a foreign government, according to a US DOJ press release.
Federal officials say Wang has agreed to plead guilty to the felony count. Officials say she faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. …