一名前美国海军水手因卖船机密为中国从事间谍活动被判处16年徒刑。 A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 16 years in prison for spying for China by selling ship secrets.

一名25岁的美国前San Diego海军海军水手被判犯有间谍罪,并因出售一名中国情报官员关于海军船只(包括美国海军埃塞克斯号舰船)的敏感技术和业务数据而被判处200个月或16年以上徒刑。 A 25-year-old former U.S. A San Diego-based Navy sailor was found guilty of espionage and sentenced to 200 months, or slightly more than 16 years, in prison for selling a Chinese intelligence officer sensitive technical and operational data about Navy ships, including the USS Essex. 据检方称,Essex号上的二等低级军官和工程师Wei因在2022年至2023年期间提供了60多本手册、图像、录像和关于船舶位置和防御系统的信息而获得12 000多美元的工资。 Wei, a second-class petty officer and engineer on board the Essex, was paid more than $12,000 for providing more than 60 manuals, images, videos, and information on ship locations and defensive systems between 2022 and 2023, according to the prosecution. 一名冒充与中国国有造船公司有关系的海军爱好者的个人通过社交媒体招募他入伍。 An individual posing as a naval enthusiast connected to a state-owned Chinese shipbuilding company recruited him through social media. Wei继续通过加密电文应用程序发送机密信息,即使发现联系可疑,并被告知停止沟通。 Wei continued to send classified information via encrypted messaging apps even after realizing the contact was suspicious and being told to stop communicating. 该案例表明,美国日益担心外国情报机构,特别是中国企图利用人类来源获取军事秘密。 The case illustrates the expanding U.S. worries about attempts by foreign intelligence, especially China, to use human sources to obtain military secrets. 共同被告人赵文正认罪,较轻量刑。 Wenheng Zhao, his co-defendant, entered a guilty plea and was given a lighter sentence. 魏伟在一封表示遗憾的信中 责怪内向与孤独 In a letter expressing regret, Wei blamed introversion and loneliness.