Washington, Aug. 22 -- On August 20, a federal jury found Jinchao Wei, also referred to as Patrick Wei, guilty of espionage and violations regarding exports. Wei was serving as an active-duty US Navy sailor at Naval Base San Diego when he consented to sell Navy secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer for USD 12,000, as stated in a release by the US Department of Justice.

After a trial lasting five days and one day of deliberation, the jury found Wei guilty on six counts, which include conspiracy to commit espionage, unlawful exportation of, and conspiracy to export, technical data related to defence articles, in violation of the Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Sentencing for Wei is set to occu...