- U.S. Navy service member Wenheng (Thomas) Zhao has been sentenced to 27 months in prison and fined $5,500 for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for bribes.
- Zhao pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with the intelligence officer and one count of receiving a bribe in October 2023.
- Between August 2021 and at least May 2023, Zhao received over $14,800 in bribes and transmitted sensitive U.S. military information, including plans for a maritime training exercise and critical infrastructure details. Read More