US Navy sailor sentenced to 27 months in prison for spying for China

WASHINGTON D.C.: This week, a U.S. Navy sailor, Petty Officer Wenheng "Thomas" Zhao, was sentenced to 27 months in jail for accepting nearly US$15,000 in bribes from a Chinese intelligence officer in exchange for photos of unclassified private U.S. military information.

In a statement, the U.S. justice department said that Zhao, 26, who worked at Naval Base in Ventura County, California, and pleaded guilty last