Mayor Adams and Gov. Hochul are among the elected New York officials who benefitted from the police spending spree, according to a Daily News review of campaign finance records.
"This prosecution reveals the Chinese government's flagrant violation of our nation's sovereignty by establishing a secret police station in the middle of New York City," U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District Breon Peace said.
Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.
The outpost is one of more than 100 Chinese security operations around the world that have unnerved diplomats. The case is said to represent the first time criminal charges have been brought in connection with such a police outpost.