US Sailor Charged With Espionage, Facing Court Martial

Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedisini was charged with espionage and sharing defense information with foreign nationals based in Virginia and Japan today, U.S. Naval Institute News reported citing indictments of the Navy and the sailors. He was court-martialed for the crime. Pedicini, who was currently assigned to the destroyer USS Higgins stationed in Yokosuka, Japan, […]

Navy Sailor Sentenced To Over 2 Years In Prison For Feeding Intelligence To China

A U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to more than two years in prison for transmitting classified information to Chinese military operatives, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Monday. Private Sergeant Zhao Wenheng, 26, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to accepting bribes from Chinese nationals in exchange for nonpublic U.S. information he collected while performing […]