Two Navy sailors charged with sending military information to China – By Ray Bogan (Straight Arrow News) / Aug 4, 2023
The Justice Department announced the arrests of two Navy sailors accused of “transmitting sensitive military information” to China. While the sailors were charged in separate cases, they are accused of similar crimes.
“These individuals stand accused of violating the commitments they made to protect the United States and betraying the public trust, to the benefit of the PRC government,” Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew Olsen said in a statement released Thursday, Aug. 3. “The Department of Justice will continue to use every tool in our arsenal to counter threats from China and to deter those who aid them in breaking our laws and threatening our national security.”
Patrick Wei, a 22-year-old sailor assigned to the San Diego-based USS Essex, was born in China. Prosecutors said he was approached by a Chinese intelligence officer in February 2022, while he was applying to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
