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2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China

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U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and ties to China. Federal officials said at a news conference Thursday that 22-year-old sailor

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  1. WDIO Duluth

    2 US Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and ties to China. Federal officials said at a news conference Thursday that 22-year-old sailor Jinchao Wei was arrested on a charge related to espionage involving conspiracy to send national defense infor…

  2. Washington Times

    2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security, China (opens Washington Times)

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    Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and tied to China, U.S. officials said Thursday.

  3. Hot Air

  4. The Daily Caller

    Two US Navy Sailors Charged With Funneling Defense Secrets To Chinese Agents (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Two U.S. Navy sailors were arrested for charges relating to sharing defense secrets with individials acting as intelligence agents for China.

  5. CBS News

    2 Navy sailors arrested, accused of providing China with information (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department announced the separate charges Thursday, saying each sailor provided photos and videos to a Chinese intelligence officer.

  6. Fox News

    2 US sailors hit with charges tied to national security, China, AP reports (opens Fox News)

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    Two U.S. Navy members are facing espionage charges relating to sharing national security intelligence with China, the DOJ announced Thursday.

  7. New York Times

    Two U.S. Navy Sailors Charged With Helping Chinese (opens New York Times)

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    Prosecutors said the two sailors in California gave Chinese intelligence officers U.S. military secrets and sensitive information.

  8. Sofrep

    Two US Sailors Arrested on Charges of Allegedly Spying for China (opens Sofrep)

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    Petty Officer 2nd Class Jinchao "Patrick" Wei and Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, suspected of funneling classified national defense information to Chinese intelligence officers, face grave penalties, intensifying already fraught US-China relations.

  9. Times Of San Diego

    2 Navy Sailors in California Arrested in Chinese Espionage Conspiracy (opens Times Of San Diego)

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    Two Navy sailors have been arrested in California on charges related to national security and tied to China, the Associated Press reported on Thursday, citing U.S. officials.

  10. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Two US Navy sailors arrested for allegedly sharing sensitive military information with China (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — Two US Navy sailors have been indicted and arrested for allegedly sending sensitive US military information to Chinese intelligence officers. One of the sailors, Jinchao Wei, was arrested Wednesday as he arrived for work at Naval Base San Diego, according to a statem…

  11. Wyoming Tribune Eagle

    2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security and China (opens Wyoming Tribune Eagle)

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    U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and ties to China. Federal officials said at a news conference Thursday that 22-year-old sailor

  12. WFMZ Allentown

    2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    U.S. officials say two Navy sailors have been arrested on charges related to national security and ties to China. Federal officials said at a news conference Thursday that 22-year-old sailor

  13. NBC News

    2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges of sharing secrets with China, Justice Department says (opens NBC News)

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    The federal charges were brought under a rarely used Espionage Act statute that makes it a crime to gather or deliver information to aid a foreign government.

  14. The Guardian

    US navy sailors arrested on charges of passing sensitive material to China (opens The Guardian)

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    Jinchao Wei, 22, and Wenheng Zhao, 26, accused in separate cases of ‘violating commitments they made to protect the United States’

  15. Courthouse News Service

    Two Southern California Navy sailors charged with spying for China (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    Jinchao Wei and Wenheng Zhao, both naturalized U.S. citizens, are facing charges that they sent pictures of military plans, manuals of amphibious assault ships, and other national defense information to intelligence officers working for the Chinese government.

  16. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    2 Navy sailors charged with providing information to China (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    SAN DIEGO >> Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material.

  17. Al Jazeera

    US arrests Navy sailors over alleged schemes to send China military secrets (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Wenheng Zhao and Jinchao Wei, members of the US Navy, have been separately accused of sharing military plans and tech.

  18. The Federalist

    U.S. Sailors Charged For Sending 'Sensitive' Military Data To China (opens The Federalist)

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    The DOJ announced two Navy sailors have been indicted for transmitting 'sensitive' U.S. military data to the Chinese government.

  19. Triblive

    2 Navy sailors arrested on charges tied to national security, China (opens Triblive)

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    SAN DIEGO — Two Navy sailors have been arrested and accused of providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material, federal officials said Thursday.

  20. Military Times

    Two U.S. sailors charged with sharing military info with China (opens Military Times)

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    The Feds announced separate indictments against two San Diego-based sailors on Thursday.

  21. France 24

    Two US Navy men charged with spying for China (opens France 24)

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    Two serving members of the US Navy have been arrested on suspicion of spying for China, the Department of Justice said Thursday.

  22. NPR

    2 U.S. Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China (opens NPR)

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    The two U.S. sailors, both based in California, were charged with similar moves to provide sensitive intelligence to the Chinese.

  23. Axios

    2 U.S. Navy sailors arrested on charges of sharing sensitive military information with China (opens Axios)

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    The sailors in California allegedly received thousands of dollars in exchange for sending information.

  24. The Washington Free Beacon

    Two Navy Sailors Arrested for Selling Secrets to Chinese Spy (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    Two U.S. Navy sailors have been arrested on charges of handing over sensitive national security material to China, U.S. officials said Thursday.

  25. WHDH Boston

    2 US Navy sailors charged with providing sensitive military information to China - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    SAN DIEGO (AP) — Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China — including details on wartime exercises, naval

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