Two Navy sailors convicted of selling ship secrets to China, exposing vulnerabilities aboard USS Essex and US operations.

Wei is hardly the only active-duty US military servicemember to be charged with spying for China.

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

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

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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Wenheng Zhao collected nearly $15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for information, photos and videos, prosecutors said.

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.

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.