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Jinchao Wei was arrested on Aug. 2, 2023, as he arrived for work at Naval Base San Diego, where he served as a machinist’s ...
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.
Two Navy sailors convicted of selling ship secrets to China, exposing vulnerabilities aboard USS Essex and US operations.
A federal jury convicted Jinchao Wei, 25, on Wednesday of six out of seven counts he faced; he was found not guilty of ...
Jinchao Wei allegedly was paid to send secrets, including photos and videos of the USS Essex, as well as documents concerning ...
A San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer was convicted ...
Jinchao Wei’s mother urged him to continue spying, believing it could help him secure a job with the Chinese government ...
A Navy sailor faces life in prison for espionage after a San Diego, Calif., jury found him guilty Wednesday of selling secrets to China. Jinchao Wei, 25, a sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego, ...