U.S. officials says two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China
JULIE WATSON and LOLITA C. BALDORSAN DIEGO — — Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday.
Federal officials released an indictment against Wei on Thursday and provided more details at a news conference in San Diego. 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. The USS Essex is an amphibious assault ship known as a Landing Helicopter Dock that has a full flight deck and can carry an array of helicopters, including the MV-22 Ospreys.
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