A former San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer was sentenced Monday to over 16 years in prison. Jinchao Wei, 25, who worked as a ...

California - A federal judge sentenced a former US Navy sailor on Monday to more than 16 years in prison for selling military secrets to China in return for $12,000, the Justice Department said.

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A China-born US Navy sailor who sold sensitive ship information to the Chinese government under the encouragement of his mother was ordered to 16 years in prison on Monday. Jinchao Wei, 25, was ...

The sailor, Jinchao “Patrick” Wei, hoped to gain employment with the Chinese government by passing secret US Navy manuals. A United States Navy sailor likely wishes he hadn’t taken the advice from his ...

A former US Navy sailor has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for selling military secrets to China, prosecutors said late on Monday. A federal judge in San Diego convicted Jinchao Wei in August of ...

A former Navy sailor was sentenced Monday to more than 16 years in prison following his conviction of selling warship information to Chinese intelligence, according to the Justice Department. A ...

How much money would it take for you to hand over military secrets to a foreign country? Apparently, $12,000 was enough for one former U.S. Navy sailor. A federal court sentenced Jinchao Wei on Monday ...