Navy Sailor Who Spied for China Gets a Measly 16 Years in Prison for Espionage

<![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported that a former Navy sailor who was convicted of espionage by a federal jury in August 2025 was sentenced to “200 months in prison” or 16 years. The DOJ said that Jinchao Wei, 25, also known as Patrick Wei, was arrested in August 2023 as he arrived for work on the amphibious assault ship USS Essex at Naval Base San Diego. ]]>