Arcadia, California Mayor Resigns After Agreeing to Plead Guilty to Charges for Acting as Illegal Chinese Agent

The Mayor of Arcadia, California, Eileen Wang, has resigned from office following charges that she acted as a foreign agent on behalf of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), for which she has agreed to plead guilty. 

She will reportedly spend up to ten years in prison after executing directives from Chinese officials to post Chinese propaganda on a website called US News Center.

Wang “received and executed directives from PRC government officials to post pro-PRC content on the website, and sometimes sought approval from PRC government officials to circulate other pro-PRC content” between 2020 and 2022, according to court filings.

Wang was elected to office in November 2022.

Since being charged, her name has been removed from the city’s webpage

Via ABC 7:

Arcadia City Manager Dominic Lazzaretto announced Wang’s resignation in a statement on Monday, claiming that no misconduct occurred after Wang was sworn into office in 2022 and that “no City finances, staff, or decision-making processes were involved.”

As The Gateway Pundit reported on Monday, Wang was charged in federal court for acting as an illegal foreign agent in the interest of the Chinese Communist Party.

The Justice Department said on Monday that Wang had agreed to plead guilty to the felony charge.

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First Assistant US Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli revealed further details of the agreement, including her plans to resign from office. "Wang admitted to acting as a foreign agent from at least 2020 through 2022. At the direction of the PRC government, she coordinated with individuals to promote PRC interests by spreading pro-PRC propaganda in the United States," he said.

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged with violating 18 USC 951, acting in the United States as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.

Wang appeared in federal court this afternoon for her arraignment. She agreed to plead guilty and resign from public office.

Wang admitted to acting as a foreign agent from at least 2020 through 2022. At the direction of the PRC government, she coordinated with individuals to promote PRC interests by spreading pro-PRC propaganda in the United States.

Wang faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in federal prison.

Arcadia Mayor Eileen Wang has been charged with violating 18 USC 951, acting in the United States as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic of China.

Wang appeared in federal court this afternoon for her arraignment. She agreed to plead guilty and resign from public office.… pic.twitter.com/toYWJ7htvG

— F.A. United States Attorney Bill Essayli (@USAttyEssayli) May 11, 2026