US Navy Sailor Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes From Chinese Officer

US Navy Sailor Sentenced to Over 2 Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes From Chinese Officer
Cars enter Naval Base Ventura County in Ventura County, Calif., on Aug. 25, 2005. Dave Getzschman/The Ventura County Star via AP
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SAN DIEGO—A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to just over two years in federal prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese intelligence officer.

Wenheng Zhao, who is also known as Thomas Zhao, of Monterey Park, was sentenced Monday to 27 months by a federal judge in Los Angeles. He pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and one count of receiving a bribe in violation of his official duties. He was also fined $5,500.