Former Arcadia Mayor Pleads Guilty to Acting as Foreign Agent
Eileen Wang, ex-mayor of a small California city, admitted in court to serving as an unregistered agent of the Chinese government. The case raises questions about Beijing's interest in local U.S. politics.
lamag.comEileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent without registering with the U.S. government. The city of roughly 55,000 residents has been called the "Chinese Beverly Hills" because of its large Chinese-American population and commercial districts.
Background on the Case Court records show Wang admitted the violation during a federal proceeding. Prosecutors did not detail the specific activities that led to the charge. The plea leaves open the question of what interest the Chinese government might have in municipal leadership of a mid-sized suburb.
Sentencing is scheduled for a later date.
No additional charges have been announced.
