Former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul charged with acting as an agent of the Chinese government.

BREAKING: Former aide to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul charged with acting as an agent of the Chinese government.

Former deputy chief of staff to Hochul Linda Sun was charged with alien smuggling and money laundering conspiracy.

She was also charged with conspiring to violate the Foreign Agents Registrations Act.

Her husband Chris Hu was also charged.

Prosecutors say Sun acted as "an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government while her husband, Hu, facilitated the transfer of millions of dollars in kickbacks for personal gain."

They added that Sun used her position of influence in order to "covertly promote the PRC and CCP agendas" which "directly threatened our country’s national security."