Thursday, January 11, 2024
Navy Sailor accepted bribes from China for U.S. intelligence, only received 27 months in prison, $5,500 in fines
A traitor received less of a sentence than many January 6th Patriots....
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced this week that a United States Navy sailor was sentenced to over two years in prison for transmitting sensitive intelligence to a Chinese military agent.
The 26-year-old petty officer, Wenheng Zhao, pled guilty in October 2023 to accepting bribes from the Chinese in exchange for non-public U.S. intelligence that he collected while performing his duties, according to the DOJ. Zhao was dishonorably discharged and subsequently sentenced to 27 months in federal prison with $5,500 in fines for his crimes.
The Daily Caller reports on the specifics of Zhao’s actions:
Zhao held special security clearance and used it to collect intelligence regarding the U.S. Navy’s “operational security, military trainings and exercises, and critical infrastructure,” according to the DOJ. Some of the intelligence Zhao collected included plans for Naval exercises in the Pacific region and technical layouts for radar systems in Japan.
Zhao then transmitted back to Beijing using “sophisticated encrypted communication methods” in exchange for bribery payments. He received a total of $14,866 in over a dozen separate payments from Beijing from August 2021 to May 2023, according to the DOJ.
Experts fume that Zhao’s acts of espionage and treason with an American adversary is receiving too light of a punishment. The administration, however, is spinning the arrest in a positive light.
“Make no mistake, the PRC [People’s Republic of China] is engaged in an aggressive effort to undermine the national security of the U.S. and its partners. Zhao chose to betray the oath he took to our country and put others at risk by providing sensitive U.S. information to a PRC intelligence official.” Larissa L. Knapp, FBI National Security branch executive assistant director, said in a statement Monday. “The Chinese Communist Party has repeatedly shown it...
The 90 Miles Mystery Video: Nyctophilia Edition #1613
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The 90 Miles Mystery Box: Episode #2321
You have come across a mystery box. But what is inside?
It could be literally anything from the serene to the horrific,
from the beautiful to the repugnant,
from the mysterious to the familiar.
If you decide to open it, you could be disappointed,
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