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U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman said the charges reflect that China "stands apart in terms of the threat that its government poses to the United States."
Prosecutors allege the two sailors sent classified manuals and photos to Chinese intelligence in exchange for bribes.
The pair of cases also comes on the heels of another insider-threat prosecution tied to the U.S. military, with the Justice Department in April arresting a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman on charges of leaking classified military documents about Russia's war in Ukraine and other sensitive national security topics on Discord, a social media platform popular with people playing online games.
Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China
Two U.S. Navy sailors were charged Thursday with providing sensitive military information to China