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California mayor pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
In Southern California, the Arcadia mayor has resigned after agreeing to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China. Specifically, she pled guilty to spreading pro-Communist propaganda in the Asian community there. Anna Schecter has more.
What happened
According to CBS News’s source item, California mayor pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China, In Southern California, the Arcadia mayor has resigned after agreeing to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China. Specifically, she pled guilty to spreading pro-Communist propaganda in the Asian community there. Anna Schecter has more.
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- California mayor pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for ChinaCBS News - 2026-05-12T23:31:33+00:00
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