A former Air China flight attendant pleads guilty to illegally smuggling packages for Chinese officials, US prosecutors say

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A former Air China flight attendant pleads guilty to illegally smuggling packages for Chinese officials

Former Air China employee Ying Lin exits the building after a pretrial hearing in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, U.S. on June 21, 2016. Picture taken June 21, 2016.flight attendant has pleaded guilty to charges of smuggling and sales tax evasion.

Ying Lin, who worked for the airline from 2002 to 2016, pleaded guilty to acting as an agent of the Chinese government, according to federal prosecutors, ending a years-long investigation that began in 2015.

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