Arcadia - Eileen Wang, Mayor of Arcadia City in Southern California resigned on Monday, 11 May 2026 after Federal Court indicting her acting as an illegal agent of China on Monday.
The resignation of the mayor and legal case against her was announced by the city administration through Facebook.
" On Monday, May 11, federal authorities announced criminal charges against Eileen Wang for acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government. She has also resigned from the Arcadia City Council, vacating her position as Mayor," quoted the announcement.
Wang was elected as Arcadia Mayor in November 2022. She plea guilty of being a foreign agent in America soil. She is facing maximum 10 year of imprisonment for the charges.
"Eileen Wang has been charged in federal court with acting as an illegal agent for the People's Republic of China (PRC). From late 2020 through 2022, Wang and Yaoning "Mike" Sun worked at the direction and control of PRC government officials," FBI said in its official X account, referring to Wang's ex-fiance.
Further, FBI explained that the pair had coordinated with U.S.-based individuals to promote China's interests by "among other things, promoting pro-PRC propagandas in the United States, through U.S. News Center".***
