Eileen Wang, the former Mayor of Arcadia, admitted to acting as a spy on behalf of the People’s Republic of China in a federal plea deal.

May 11 (UPI) -- Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to a charge of acting as an illegal agent for China, federal prosecutors announced Monday, the same day she resigned from office.

Eileen Wang, 58, admitted to promoting propaganda favourable to China "at the direction and control" of Chinese government officials from late 2020 through 2022.

Eileen Wang, mayor of Arcadia, Calif., has agreed to plead guilty to serving as an illegal agent for China and has stepped down from office.

Federal authorities said Eileen Wang admitted to serving the interests of the Chinese government via a "news" website.

A Southern California mayor has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, and has resigned from her city position, officials said Monday.

Eileen Wang, a Southern California mayor, has resigned from his post in the wake of a political scandal in which she pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government, as...

Former Arcadia, California, Mayor Eileen Wang agreed to plead guilty to acting as an agent of China's government, prompting calls for a broader review.

Two convicted Chinese spies helped Arcadia’s former mayor become a successful SoCal politician — who secretly took orders from Beijing. Yaoning “Mike” Sun and John Chen helped Eileen...