The machinist’s mate on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex was accused of selling military secrets for US$12,000.

A US Navy sailor has been convicted of espionage for selling military secrets to China for $12,000, the Justice Department said Thursday.Wei went to trial and was convicted of conspiracy to commit ...

A US Navy sailor was convicted Wednesday of espionage after a jury found him guilty of selling sensitive information to a ...

A San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer was convicted ...

A US Navy petty officer has been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for spying for China. Wenheng Zhao, 26, snagged $15,000 in exchange for plans on a military exercise and radar blueprints ...

A United States Navy sailor based in California, Jinchao Wei, has been convicted of espionage after passing sensitive ...

The punishment against Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, aka Thomas Zhao, a 26-year-old from Monterey Park, California, was issued Monday following his October 2023 guilty plea to one count of ...

Officials said Wenheng Zhao, 26, took just under $15,000 in 14 separate payments from China. He pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge in October.

SAN DIEGO — A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to just over two years in federal prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. Wenheng Zhao ...

Zhao, of Monterey Park, California, faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. He has been in custody since his arrest on Aug. 3.

Jinchao Wei, a US Navy sailor, has been convicted of espionage for selling military secrets to China for $12,000, the Justice ...

Artist's rendering of Wenheng Zhao. Wenheng Zhao, who is also known as Thomas Zhao, of Monterey Park, was sentenced Monday to 27 months by a federal judge in Los Angeles.