U.S. Navy sailor pleads guilty to selling sensitive information to China

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Wenheng Zhao, a Navy sailor, pleaded guilty Tuesday to selling sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo Oct. 11 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy sailor has pleaded guilty to sending sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for less than $15,000 in bribes. Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, of Monterey Park, Calif., was stationed at Naval Base Ventura County in Port Hueneme where he held security clearance. Advertisement Prosecutors in the indictment said that from August 2021 to at least May 2023, Zhao surreptitiously collected sensitive information...