Dang, Arcadia Mayor Wang Ends Career With A Clang

The maximum sentence for the charge is 10 years in prison, which isn’t nearly long enough. Let’s pray she receives the max, and serves the entire time, and not one day less;

Milt Harris ——Bio and Archives--May 12, 2026

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According to court filings, Wang, who served as the mayor of the suburb in the San Gabriel Valley, pleaded guilty and entered into a plea agreement with prosecutors. She was charged with acting under the influence of the People's Republic of China to promote propaganda in the United States between 2020 and 2022.

Wang, who was elected to the City Council in November 2022, resigned as mayor on Monday shortly after the plea agreement was made public. Officials in Arcadia, along with Wang’s attorneys, stated that the conduct described by federal authorities took place before Wang’s election.

In late 2020, Wang and Yaoning “Mike” Sun, her former fiancé, collaborated to operate a website called “U.S. News Center,” which “claimed to be a........

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