2 U.S. Navy sailors accused of providing sensitive info to China
The Justice Department charged Wei under a rarely-used Espionage Act statute that makes it a crime to gather or deliver information to aid a foreign government.
Sheppard said Wei has made $10,000 to $15,000 in the past year from the arrangement with the unnamed Chinese intelligence officer. If convicted, he could face up to life in prison.Story continues below advertisement The Associated Press was unable to reach the federal public defender assigned to Zhao, who pleaded not guilty in Los Angeles.The indictment further alleges that Zhao photographed electrical diagrams and blueprints for a radar system stationed on a U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan.
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