New York jury deadlocks over trial of alleged Chinese agent

(The Center Square) — A New York jury has deadlocked in the high-profile trial of a former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul who was accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government.

Former Hochul aide Linda Sun was accused by the U.S. Justice Department of using her position in state government to advance Beijing’s agenda in the state in exchange for financial benefits worth millions of dollars.

But shortly before a fourth day of deliberations in the trial were set to resume on Monday, the Brooklyn jury sent a note to U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan saying it “remains unable to reach a unanimous verdict” on the 19-count indictment of Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, who were both charged with money laundering conspiracy and conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification, authorities said.

“We deeply feel that no progress can be made to change any jurors’ judgment on all counts,” the panel wrote to the judge. “There are fundamental differences on the evidence an...