Navy Sailor Sentenced for Transmitting Sensitive Military Information to China

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Navy Sailor Sentenced for Transmitting Sensitive Military Information to China

Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs Extremism Roundup 2024-01-18

An aerial view of aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower together in the eastern Mediterranean on November 3, 2023 - U.S.Navy Janae Chambers/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images

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.