She pleaded guilty to doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favorable to Beijing.
Published May 29, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
She pleaded guilty to doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favorable to Beijing.
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By Jaimie Ding
Published May 29, 2026, 4:27 PM EDT
Former Southern California Mayor Pleads Guilty To Secretly Acting As Agent Of Chinese Government
Former Southern California mayor pleads guilty to secretly acting as agent of Chinese government | CNN
Former Southern California mayor pleads guilty to secretly acting as agent of Chinese government
Former California mayor pleads guilty to acting as agent for China
Ex-California mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty to acting as China agent
Former California mayor pleads guilty to acting as Chinese agent
Southern California ex-mayor pleads guilty to secretly acting as Chinese agent
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Resigned California mayor admits acting as illegal agent of China
Wang was allowed to remain out on a $25,000 bond until her sentencing on Oct. 6.
A former Southern California mayor pleaded guilty Friday to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government.
A former Southern California mayor has pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government
Former Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang pleads guilty in federal court to acting as an illegal agent for the Chinese government.
She faces up to 10 years in prison for doing the bidding of Chinese officials by sharing articles favourable to Beijing.
Eileen Wang immediately resigned after the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of California announced the charge.
