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.
Eileen Wang, the mayor of Arcadia, California, resigned Monday after the U.S. Department of Justice announced she had agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge of acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.
Eileen Wang's political career in Arcadia, California, is marred by allegations of acting as an undisclosed agent for China, with ties to Mike Sun and a controversial media platform.
Eileen Wang, who resigned Monday as the mayor of Arcadia, Calif., published propaganda on a purported news site under direction from Chinese officials, prosecutors said.