Federal prosecutors say a former deputy chief of staff to New York Governor Kathy hokel has been charged with acting as an undisclosed agent of the Chinese government prosecutors say Linda’s son blocked representatives of the Taiwanese government from having access to high level officials in New York state at the request of Chinese officials the indictment also alleges she shaped New York governmental messaging to align with the priorities of China among other infractions son was arrested Tuesday along with her husband Chris who at their $3.5 million home on Long Island hok’s office says son was fired in March of 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct her husband Chris who is charged with money laundering conspiracy conspiracy to commit bank fraud and misuse of means of identification the indictment says the couple also received benefits from China including help for the husbands china-based business activities and undisclosed tickets to performances by visiting Chinese Orchestra and ballet groups