Coverage dated October 10, 2023

U.S. sailor pleads guilty to selling sensitive data to Chinese intelligence officer

Headline from Courthouse News Service

A Southern California petty officer admitted he secretly sent controlled, unclassified information to a handler in China in exchange for

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Reports & sources

13 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Daily Caller

    Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty To Accepting Bribes From China In Exchange For Spying (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A U.S. Navy sailor pleaded guilty to charges he illegally transmitted highly sensitive U.S. military information to China in exchange for bribes.

  2. New York Post

    US Navy sailor pleads guilty to selling national security secrets to China (opens New York Post)

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    A US Navy serviceman admitted Tuesday to accepting bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for transmitting sensitive US military information to the communist power. Petty Offi…

  3. Courthouse News Service

    U.S. sailor pleads guilty to selling sensitive data to Chinese intelligence officer (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    A Southern California petty officer admitted he secretly sent controlled, unclassified information to a handler in China in exchange for

  4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US Navy sailor pleads guilty to sending military information to Chinese intelligence officer (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — A Navy sailor pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending sensitive US military information to a Chinese intelligence officer, the Justice Department announced. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park, California, pleaded guilty to conspiring with the Chinese …

  5. Military Times

    Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing military information to China (opens Military Times)

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    Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao originally pleaded not guilty when he was charged Aug. 4.

  6. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. sailor from Monterey Park admits selling secrets to China (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    U.S. Naval Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring with a Chinese intelligence officer and one count of receiving a bribe.

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    U.S. Navy sailor from L.A. County leads Guilty in Secrets Case (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    A U.S. Navy sailor from Monterey Park pleaded guilty today to federal charges and admitted taking bribes in exchange for sending sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, also known as Thomas Zhao, entered his plea to one count of conspiring wi…

  8. The Guardian

    US navy sailor pleads guilty to accepting $15,000 in bribes from China (opens The Guardian)

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    In plea deal, Wenheng ‘Thomas’ Zhao admits providing information on exercises, operational orders and blueprints

  9. KYMA Yuma

    California-based Navy sailor pleads guilty to providing sensitive military information to China (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, originally pleaded not guilty when he was charged Aug. 4.

  10. Bloomberg

    US Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty to Providing Military Intelligence to China (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China pleaded guilty in Los Angeles on Tuesday to conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and receiving a bribe, federal prosecutors said.

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