Chinese agent SoCal mayor enters plea in bombshell espionage case
Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, California, pleaded guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China. She admitted to collaborating with her then-fiancé to promote Chinese propaganda through a fake news website. Wang's sentencing is set for October 6, and she faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison.
- ▪Eileen Wang pleaded guilty in federal court to being a spy for China.
- ▪She worked with her then-fiancé on a website that spread propaganda for the Chinese government.
- ▪Wang resigned from her position as mayor after federal charges were unsealed.
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Metro Chinese agent SoCal mayor enters plea in bombshell espionage case By Katie Jerkovich Published May 29, 2026, 8:29 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The California Post on Google Disgraced former Arcadia mayor Eileen Wang entered her plea today in federal court following the bombshell admission that she was a spy for China. Wang pleaded guilty on Friday after taking a plea deal with the Department of Justice, admitting that she had acted as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), ABC7 reported. Wang agreed with prosecutors that she worked with the PRC to boost propaganda with a fake news website on US soil between 2020 and 2022.
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