DOJ Seeks to Strip US Citizenship From 2 Men Convicted of Working for Chinese Regime

The cases involve a former Navy sailor who sold U.S. military secrets to China and a Florida engineer who collected information for Chinese intelligence.

DOJ Seeks to Strip US Citizenship From 2 Men Convicted of Working for Chinese Regime

TL;DR

  • The Justice Department is seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of two China-born men.
  • Both men were convicted of working for the Chinese communist regime.
  • A denaturalization case was filed against former U.S. Navy sailor Wei Jinchao.
  • A complaint was filed against Florida technology worker Li Ping.
  • These cases are part of 40 denaturalization actions filed between Aug. 21 and Oct. 2.