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 ...

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.

MILWAUKEE (WKOW) -- A former U.S. Navy sailor with Wisconsin connections has been sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison for espionage. Jinchao Wei, 25, sold national defense information to ...

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

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 ...

Patrick Wei, 25, was arrested in August 2023 for espionage charges while arriving for work on the amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex. Wei was convicted of six crimes, including conspiracy to commit ...

Wasp-Class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD-2) sails under Coronado Bridge as the ship transits the San Diego Bay, Dec. 12, 2025. US Navy photo A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced Monday to ...

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 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 ...