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

Jinchao Wei, who was an active-duty sailor stationed in San Diego, was found guilty of charges he sold military secrets to ...

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

El jurado absolvió a Wei, ciudadano estadounidense naturalizado, de un solo cargo de fraude de naturalización.

Jinchao Wei sold U.S. Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000 over the course of 18 months, according to ...

In February 2022, the Chinese intelligence officer, posing as someone with a passion for naval ships and working for the ...

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

Jinchao Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested in August 2023. He served as a machinist’s mate aboard the USS Essex ...

Wei admitted to his friend that he understood that it was clear espionage, according to the Justice Department.

A San Diego federal jury on Wednesday convicted a Chinese-born U.S. Navy sailor of espionage and other charges related to his ...

Jinchao Wei provided a Chinese intelligence officer with defense and weapons abilities of U.S. warships, including their vulnerabilities, prosecutors said.