INTELLIGENCE BREACH: Two U.S. Navy Sailors of Chinese Origin Arrested for Passing Highly Sensitive Military Information to the People’s Republic of China
Two U.S. Navy sailors, both of Chinese origin, have been arrested in two separate cases in the Southern and Central Districts of California on charges of espionage following accusations that they had been transmitting highly sensitive military information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), according to U.S. Department of Justice.
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Two US Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, US officials said https://t.co/xpn3ZrjAte pic.twitter.com/qhx3hwcODX
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First Case: United States v. Jinchao Wei, Southern District of California
Jinchao Wei (Credit: New York Post)
U.S. Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, aka Patrick Wei,
