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

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

A San Diego-based U.S. Navy sailor accused of selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer was convicted ...

A Navy sailor faces life in prison for espionage after a San Diego, Calif., jury found him guilty Wednesday of selling ...

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

US sailor convicted of espionage for leaking warship data to China - Jinchao Wei’s mother urged him to continue spying, ...

Wenheng Zhao, who is also known as Thomas Zhao, of California, pleaded guilty to conspiracy and receiving a bribe in violation of his official duties. A federal judge in Los Angeles sentenced him ...

Zhao, of Monterey Park, California, faces a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. He has been in custody since his arrest on Aug. 3.

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.

US Navy Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park is seen in a photo supplied by the Navy. Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, to federal charges in connection with taking bribes ...

Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with the intelligence officer and one count of receiving a bribe, both felonies, according to ...