US sailor found guilty at court martial on attempted espionage charges

US sailor guilty of rarely-charged espionage in UCMJ trial

Espionage under the UCMJ can carry the death penalty, though Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini was not charged with capital crimes.

US sailor convicted of attempted espionage by military court

The U.S. Navy chief petty officer was convicted for failure to obey a lawful order among other charges along with an attempted espionage charge.

Military court convicts U.S. sailor of attempted espionage

A military court found a U.S. Navy sailor — who previously served on a guided-missile destroyer based in Japan — guilty of sharing classified defense information with a "representative of a foreign government," according the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Bryce Pedicini was convicted on Friday of attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order."

US sailor found guilty at court martial on attempted espionage charges

(CNN) — A US sailor who served in Japan was found guilty on Friday at a general court martial for attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order.

US sailor found guilty in court martial on attempted espionage charges

A US sailor who served in Japan was found guilty on Friday at a general court martial for attempted espionage, failure to obey a lawful order and attempted violation of a lawful general order.

US Sailor Convicted of Attempted Espionage

An American sailor was convicted of attempted espionage after he shared classified information with a representative of a foreign government, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) announced.