Katie Zacharia calls for a “wholesale review” of people from adversarial countries in the US.
By Catholics for Catholics
Eileen Wang was the mayor of a charming, posh, middle-class Southern California city in the Los Angeles vicinity.
She was also a Chinese spy.
On Tuesday, attorney Katie Zacharia sounded the alarm after Wang agreed to plead guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government, cautioning that the case could be just the tip of the iceberg, according to Fox News.
“There needs to be a wholesale review of not just legal permanent residents, but people who are here from adversarial countries…” Zacharia said on “Fox & Friends First.”
“There has to be a complete takedown of these green card holders, and they need to be sent back home,” she added.
Zacharia’s worries came after the Justice Department announced that Wang, a former mayor of Arcadia, California, had been charged with proceeding as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.
Wang agreed to plead guilty to the felony offense, insisting the decision was “personal in nature” and “does not reflect [her] love and commitment to Arcadia, which will always remain strong.”
Wang could spend about 10 years in federal prison along with a potential $250,000 fine, though any sentence would be determined by a federal judge.
NEW: California mayor resigns after being charged with acting as an illegal agent of China.
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Eileen Wang has agreed to plead guilty as she faces up to 10 years in prison, according to federal prosecutors.
They say she secretly worked to advance pro-Beijing messaging in the U.S.,… pic.twitter.com/hcOLkYf7I8
Nevertheless, Zacharia, believes the outlook of 10 years is inexcusable.
“That’s actually kind of offensive as a United States citizen,” she said.
“This person was acting as a foreign agent on behalf of the CCP. There should be no grace. They literally should be sent back to the People’s Republic of China.”
Federal prosecutors said Wang conceded she acted “at the direction and control” of Chinese government officials from at least 2020 through 2022, managing with individuals in the U.S. to propagate pro-Beijing messaging without notifying the U.S. attorney general as required by law.
The prior actions happened before Wang took office on the Arcadia City Council in December 2022.
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