SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A U.S. Navy sailor stationed at Naval Base San Diego who agreed to sell Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for $12,000 was convicted Wednesday.

Jinchao Wei, 25, was found guilty of six crimes, including conspiracy to commit espionage, espionage, and unlawful export of, and conspiracy to export, technical data related to defense articles in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, the United States Department of Justice said in a news release. He was found not guilty of one count of naturalization fraud.

"According to evidence presented at trial, Wei, in his role as a machinist’s mate, held a U.S. security clearance and had access to sensitive national defense information about the ship’s weapons, pro

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