A federal jury found Jinchao Wei guilty of multiple charges, including conspiracy to commit espionage, after he sold sensitive national defense information for over $12,000.

An active-duty U.S. Navy sailor, Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, was convicted of espionage and export violations on August 20 by a federal jury. The conviction follows a five-day trial that exposed how Wei, stationed at Naval Base San Diego, betrayed his country by selling classified Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for more than $12,000.

Wei, a machinist’s mate for the amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex, held a U.S. security clearance that granted him access to sensitive national defense information. According to evidence presented at trial, he was approached in February 2022 on social media

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