FBI raids former Hochul aide’s $3.5M Long Island home

A former aide to Gov. Kathy Hochul had her $3.5 million Long Island home raided by the FBI early Tuesday, law enforcement sources told The Post.

The feds carried out the pre-dawn search at the five-bedroom property where Linda Sun, one of Hochul’s former deputy chiefs of staff, lives in a gated community in Manhasset, the sources said.

The reason for the raid, first reported on by the New York Times, wasn’t immediately clear.

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Neither Sun, 40, nor her husband, Chris Hu, 41, has been accused of any wrongdoing. 

No arrests were made during the raid, according to sources.

The search warrant was obtained by the US Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, sources said.

A spokesman for the office declined to comment Wednesday.

A heavy law enforcement presence was spotted outside the property for the duration of the raid, though it wasn’t immediately clear if the feds seized anything.

The couple had owned the expansive home that was raided until transferring it into a trust in March, property records show.

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Sun has worked in various government roles across the Empire State for 15 years — including both the Hochul and ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo administrations, according to her LinkedIn profile.

While working as a Hochul aide, Sun focused on business development, Asian American affairs, and diversity, equity and inclusion, her profile shows.

Sun, who attended both Barnard College and Columbia University, left her executive chamber role after 15 months and took a job with the New York State Department of Labor in 2022.

She left state service last year after allegedly being fired following “evidence of misconduct,” a source familiar told The Post.

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The misconduct was serious enough that it was referred to law enforcement, the source added.

Sun got her start in state government when she started working as chief of staff to then-Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D-Queens) fresh out of college.

The aide was then brought into the Cuomo administration — mainly to be a community liaison for Queens and the Asian community there, a source said.

Her husband, meanwhile, runs a swanky liquor store in Flushing, Queens, where at least one bottle of wine positioned near the door retailed for $700.

He has also incorporated various businesses within the last decade — including one at the beginning of the COVID pandemic called Medical Supplies USA LLC. 

Efforts to reach both Sun and Hu weren’t immediately successful.

The Post has also reached out to Hochul’s office and the FBI. 

Additional reporting by Georgett Roberts and Ben Kochman