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Ex-U.S. Navy sailor sentenced to nearly 17 years in prison for spying for China

A former U.S. Navy sailor found guilty of spying for China was sentenced to 200 months in prison on Monday, officials announced.

The big picture: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche in a Monday statement said Jinchao Wei was an "active-duty U.S. Navy sailor betrayed his country and compromised the national security of the United States" by selling military secrets to a Chinese intelligence officer.


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