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

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

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

A federal jury convicted a U.S. Navy sailor of spying for Beijing after he agreed to sell military secrets to a Chinese ...

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

A U.S. Navy sailor was convicted in federal court after selling military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) ...

Jinchao Wei, 25, was on Wednesday found guilty by a federal jury in California on six charges, including conspiracy to commit espionage and unlawful export of defense data, according to the Southern ...

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

US Navy sailor Jinchao “Patrick” Wei has been convicted of espionage for selling classified ship secrets to a Chinese agent.

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.