"Deliberations in the bribery trial against Linda Sun, a former aide to New York Governors Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul, ended in a mistrial Monday after jurors said they were deadlocked on all 19 counts against Sun and her husband, Chris Hu. Your Honor, after extensive deliberations and re-deliberations, the jury remains unable to reach a unanimous verdict. The jurors positions are firmly held,"
"Sun, 42, was accused of taking gifts and benefits worth millions of dollars in exchange for working as a Chinese agent, including by facilitating communications between New York state officers and Chinese government officials; organizing Chinese government officials' visits to the U.S.; and blocking Taiwanese officials from meeting with New York's governors. The payoff, prosecutors say, included lucrative business deals, travel perks and lavish trappings like a $2 million Honolulu condominium and Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by a Chinese government official's personal chef."
Jury deliberations in the bribery trial of Linda Sun ended in a mistrial after jurors reported being deadlocked on all 19 counts against her and her husband Chris Hu. The jury began deliberations on Dec. 12 and restarted with an alternate before informing U.S. District Judge Brian Cogan that their positions were firmly held. Prosecutors accused Sun of accepting gifts and benefits worth millions to act as an agent of the People's Republic of China, facilitating communications, organizing Chinese officials' visits, and blocking Taiwanese officials from meeting New York governors. Prosecutors said payoffs included business deals, travel perks, a $2 million Honolulu condominium, and Nanjing-style salted ducks prepared by a Chinese official's personal chef.
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