Mayor of California city resigns over charges of being a foreign agent of China
12 May 2026 at 01:22
Eileen Wang, 58, mayor of Arcadia, agreed to plead guilty over the felony count brought by the justice department
Eileen Wang, the mayor of a southern California city, resigned suddenly on Monday after the US Department of Justice (DoJ) announced she had been charged with acting as an illegal foreign agent of China.
Wang, 58, agreed to plead guilty to the felony count and could face a sentence of 10 years in prison.
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