A former U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced to 27 months in prison for providing the Chinese communist regime with sensitive U.S. military information in exchange for bribes, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner on Jan. 8 handed down the sentence to Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, who also goes by Thomas Zhao. Mr. Zhao was also ordered to pay a $5,500 fine.