A US Navy sailor accused of providing classified military secrets to China was persuaded by his mother to help a Chinese intelligence officer to gain a government job.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Fred Sheppard made the accusation at a hearing in federal court in San Diego in urging the judge not to release Jinchao Wei, who was arrested last week on a rarely used espionage charge.
The mother of a U.S. sailor wanted him to spy for the Chinese Communist Party because he might get a job with them when his Navy stint was over. Jinchao Wei was arrested last week on an espionage charge that could imprison him for life. "He allegedly sent over photos and manuals of many other s
A U.S. Navy sailor accused of providing military secrets to the Chinese Communist Party was encouraged by his mother to continue committing espionage, prosecutors claim.
A U.S. Navy sailor arrested last week was pressured to illegally funnel U.S. military secrets to China by his mother, who wanted him to get a job with the CCP.