Former top aide to New York Gov. Hochul charged with acting as foreign agent for China
Former top aide to New York Gov. Hochul charged with acting as foreign agent for China
"We terminated her employment in March 2023 after discovering evidence of misconduct, immediately reported her actions to law enforcement and have assisted law enforcement throughout this process," Small said.
Good on them for finding evidence of wrong doing, and reporting it to experts in law enforcement to chase it down.
Affiliated with the Democratic party for those wondering.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kathy_Hochul
This does not mean I endorse any right wing views, we just need to stay accountable for all politicians and be critical of corruption anywhere.
To their credit, they terminated her when they found evidence. However, it seems to indicate that an independent entity is needed to run thorough background checks.
However, it seems to indicate that an independent entity is needed to run thorough background checks.
Do we know if background checks would have helped? As long ago as she joined, its possible she was operating totally above board when she started (when the background check would have occurred) and that she made the ties and did the crimes later. We don't have enough information yet.
Yep. If the aide is found guilty, she should suffer the consequences of her actions. The fact that she's a Democrat (or worked for a Democrat) is no reason to stand in the way of justice.
Bet she was an ML here