Accused of acting as a Chinese agent, NY governors' ex-aide now faces pandemic fraud charge, too
NEW YORK (AP) — Already charged with acting as an illicit agent of the Chinese government, a former aide to two New York governors is being accused of illegally profiteering off the state's pandemic-era scramble for face masks.
Linda Sun — who worked for Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul, both Democrats — and husband Chris Hu were indicted Wednesday on bribery and other charges in the alleged mask graft.
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Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Fourth District Judge Steven Hippler made the ruling Thursday, telling Bryan Kohberger's attorneys that jury selection will begin in August and opening arguments will likely be held around Aug. 18. Hippler also rejected the defence team's request to present theories of four 'alternate perpetrators' to the jury, writing that evidence presented by the defence is 'entirely irrelevant. 'Nothing links these individuals to the homicides or otherwise gives rise to a reasonable inference that they committed the crime; indeed, it would take nothing short of rank speculation by the jury to make such a finding,' Hippler wrote in the order. Kohberger, 30, a former graduate student in criminal justice at Washington State University, is charged with four counts of murder. Prosecutors say he sneaked into a rental home in nearby Moscow, Idaho, not far from the University of Idaho campus, and fatally stabbed Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves on Nov. 13, 2022. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Read More Kohberger stood silent at his arraignment, prompting a judge to enter a not-guilty plea on his behalf. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty. Defence attorney Anne Taylor had asked the judge to delay the proceedings. She said beginning the trial this summer would violate Kohberger's right to a fair trial in part because his defence team was still reviewing evidence and struggling to get potential witnesses to agree to be interviewed. She also said extensive publicity could taint the proceedings and that a cooling-off period would help ensure an impartial jury. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. But Hippler noted that interest in the case has only grown and that previous delays have only given the media more time to 'provide coverage to a public audience which is clamouring for answers. 'The longer the public is made to sit and wait for the facts to come out at trial, the more time there is for inflammatory, speculative stories, movies and books to circulate and more time for prior ones to be re-broadcast, purchased, viewed and consumed by the public,' he wrote. 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All four co-operated with investigators, and their DNA didn't match samples taken at the crime scene, Hippler said, and there is no admissible or significant evidence that any one of them had a motive, was present at the crime scene or was otherwise connected to the crime. 'There is not a scintilla of competent evidence connecting them to the crime,' Hippler said. Jury selection will begin Aug. 4, Hippler said, with the trial starting about two weeks later. Toronto Raptors Canada Celebrity Toronto & GTA Music
