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

Jinchao Wei, who was an active-duty sailor stationed in San Diego, was found guilty of charges he sold military secrets to ...

In February 2022, the Chinese intelligence officer, posing as someone with a passion for naval ships and working for the ...

Jinchao Wei sold U.S. Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000 over the course of 18 months, according to ...

Jinchao Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested in August 2023. He served as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Essex ...

Wei admitted to his friend that he understood that it was clear espionage, according to the Justice Department.

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.

El jurado absolvió a Wei, ciudadano estadounidense naturalizado, de un solo cargo de fraude de naturalización.

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

The defendant’s actions represent an egregious betrayal of the trust placed in him as a member of the U.S. military,” U.S.

A US Navy sailor in California has been convicted of espionage for selling secrets to a Chinese agent who recruited him ...