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You are subscribed to National Security news updates. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Political Operative Sentenced to 48 Months in Federal Prison for Acting as Covert Agent of People's Republic of China 02/10/2026 07:00 AM EST Yesterday, a San Bernardino County man, Yaoning "Mike" Sun, 65, of Chino Hills, California, was sentenced by United States District Judge R. Gary Klausner for the Central District of California to 48 months in federal prison for acting as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC), including while serving as the campaign advisor for a political candidate who was elected to the city council of a Southern California city. Sun pleaded guilty in October 2025 to one count of acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government.

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