Linda Sun jury stuck on whether former top Hochul, Cuomo aide acted as secret Chinese agent

Jurors in the Linda Sun case said Thursday they can’t decide on whether the former top aide to Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo illegally served as a Chinese agent.

“We deeply feel that no progress can be made to change any jurors’ judgment on all counts,” the panel said on the fourth day of deliberations in the bombshell federal corruption trial.

A Brooklyn jury weighing if a former top aide to Govs. Kathy Hochul and Andrew Cuomo illegally served as a Chinese agent said Thursday that it cannot decide. Gregory P. Mango

Her husband Chris Hu, 41, is charged with helping her launder the proceeds of the allegedly illicit scheme, and with tax fraud. AP

“There are fundamental differences on the evidence and the interpretation of the law,” the jury added in a note to Brooklyn federal Judge Brian Cogan. “We cannot come to a unanimous decisions (sic).”

Cogan ordered the jury to keep deliberating, for now.

The 12 panelists began weighing the charges against Sun, 42, on Monday, following a month-long trial in which prosecutors argued the former Albany staffer used her powerful post to push Beijing’s agenda.

In exchange, she allegedly received payoffs that funded a lavish lifestyle, as well as smaller perks like delectable salted ducks delivered by the head of the Chinese consulate office in New York.

Sun’s husband, Chris Hu, 41, is accused of helping her launder the proceeds of the allegedly illicit scheme, and also faces a tax fraud rap.

Both Sun and Hu are separately charged with a bribery plot involving allegedly funneling COVID-19 equipment contracts to a company run by Sun’s cousin.

The couple has pleaded not guilty.