US Navy sailor's mom encouraged him to pass military details to China, prosecutor says
A U.S. Navy sailor from Monterey Park accused of taking bribes in exchange for sending sensitive military information to a Chinese intelligence officer was ordered detained pending trial on federal charges.The mother of a U.S. Navy sailor charged with providing sensitive military information to China encouraged him to cooperate with a Chinese intelligence officer, telling her son it might help him get a job with the Chinese government someday, the prosecution said Tuesday.
Wei is one of two sailors based in California accused of providing sensitive military information to China - including details on wartime exercises, naval operations and critical technical material. Prosecutors have not said whether the two were courted or paid by the same Chinese intelligence officer as part of a larger scheme.
Sheppard told the court that the intelligence officer told Wei that he and the Chinese government were willing to fly him and his mother to China to meet them in person, and that Wei searched online for flights to China this spring. Sheppard countered that Wei's actions put thousands of sailors at risk by revealing sensitive information on Navy ships.The indictment alleges Wei included as many as 50 manuals containing technical and mechanical data about Navy ships as well as details about the number and training of Marines during an upcoming exercise.
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