Two US Navy sailors were arrested for allegedly conspiring to pass sensitive security information to Chinese officials in separate plots, officials announced Thursday.
Jinchao Wei, a 22-year-old sailor aboard the San Diego-based USS Essex, was busted Wednesday on espionage charges after he provided China with detailed information of the ship and its crew.
Federal prosecutors alleged Wei made contact with a Chinese government intelligence officer in February 2022 and provided photographs and videos of the Essex, an amphibious assault ship that specializes in transporting and deploying helicopters.
The information Wei disclosed included technical and mechanical manuals as well as details about the number and training of Marines during an upcoming exercise, the Justice Department said in its indictment.
Officials alleged the Chinese official advised Wei not to discuss their relationship and to take measures to cover his tracks and destroy any evidence that they knew each other.
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