{"id":53350,"date":"2024-01-11T09:45:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-11T14:45:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53350"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T16:57:57","slug":"stepping-on-the-capitol-grounds-is-more-serious-than-spying-for-the-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53350","title":{"rendered":"Stepping On The Capitol Grounds Is More Serious Than Spying For The Chinese?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Recently the Justice Department has claimed that they are going to arrest hundreds of more Americans for being on the Capitol grounds on January 6th. I have friends who attended the rally on that day then went back to their hotels that are nervous. They did nothing wrong, so technically they shouldn’t be worried, but the current regime is very good at intimidation. We\u00a0 have already seen how ridiculous the sentences are for January 6th protesters accused of trespassing.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Front Page Magazine<\/a> posted an article that illustrates how perverse our justice system is right now.<\/p>\n

The article quotes a Department of Justice Press Release:<\/p>\n

A U.S. Navy service member was sentenced today to 27 months in prison and ordered to pay a $5,500 fine for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to an intelligence officer from the People\u2019s Republic of China (PRC) in exchange for bribery payments.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to court documents, Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, aka Thomas Zhao, of Monterey Park, California, pleaded guilty in October 2023 to one count of conspiring with the intelligence officer and one count of receiving a bribe.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Between August 2021 and at least May 2023, Zhao received at least $14,866 in at least 14 separate bribe payments from the intelligence officer. In exchange for the illicit payments, Zhao secretly collected and transmitted to the intelligence officer sensitive, non-public information regarding U.S. Navy operational security, military trainings and exercises, and critical infrastructure. Zhao entered restricted military and naval installations to collect and record this information.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He used sophisticated encrypted communication methods to transmit the information. He also destroyed evidence and concealed his relationship with the intelligence officer. Zhao\u2019s conduct violated his official duties to protect such information and the oath he swore to protect the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And for that he gets two years. And a fine that\u2019s about a third of the money he got for his treason.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The article concludes:<\/p>\n

The damage here in the event of a war could have been and could still be catastrophic. And yet there was\u00a0a light slap.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Zhao could have been sentenced to up to five years for the conspiracy count and 15 years for the bribery charge, and prosecutors sought 37 months, claiming that the defendant had tried to obstruct their investigation. Zhao\u2019s lawyer sought 12 months. US District Judge R. Gary Klausner took the middle ground and settled on 27 months.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s an interesting interpretation of middle ground. Why were prosecutors only asking for three years after all that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

China certainly got its money\u2019s worth here. And more.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the January 6th prisoners…<\/p>\n

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