Who Is Eileen Wang? California Mayor Resigns After Chinese Agent Plea

Former Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty to acting as an illegal agent of the Chinese government, federal prosecutors announced Monday.

The admission places a sitting U.S. elected official at the center of a foreign influence case tied to undisclosed coordination with Beijing-linked officials. Wang, a Democrat who was elected in 2022, now faces up to 10 years in prison and has resigned from her post.

Federal prosecutors are moving forward with the case, while local officials assess the impact on the Southern California community...