Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, also known as Thomas Zhao, and Navy sailor Jinchao Wei, also known as Patrick Wei, were arrested by the FBI and the Naval Criminal Investigative Service on Wednesday for their respective alleged crimes.Zhao has been charged with conspiracy and receipt of a bribe by a public official, and he will be arraigned at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California in Los Angeles on Thursday afternoon.
Zhao, who worked at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme with a security clearance, allegedly recorded sensitive U.S. military information and transmitted the recordings, photographs, and videos to an unnamed Chinese intelligence officer. The actions are alleged to have taken place from August 2021 through May 2023, according to a Justice Department news release.
Zhao allegedly sent the intelligence officer operational plans for a large-scale U.S. military exercise in the Indo-Pacific region. The plans detailed the"specific location and timing of Naval force movements, amphibious landings, maritime operations and logistics support," according to the news release.
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