US Seeks to Revoke Citizenship of Two China-Born Men Convicted of Espionage and Export Offenses
The Department of Justice announced that Jinchao Wei and Ping Li are among 40 individuals facing denaturalization actions, with the case against Wei filed in the Southern District of California following his conviction for espionage and export offenses.
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According to the South China Morning Post, Jinchao Wei, a former Navy sailor, and Ping Li, a resident of Florida, are included in a group of 40 individuals subject to denaturalization proceedings, which the Department of Justice characterized as the largest set of such filings under the Trump administration. The DOJ stated that these civil proceedings are ongoing and no determination of liability has been made.
The legal action against Wei was initiated on September 30 in the Southern District of California. Wei had been convicted of espionage and export offenses in August 2025 and received a sentence of 200 months in prison, which equates to 16 years and eight months, in January. However, the DOJ's announcement regarding his sentence noted that the same jury had acquitted him of naturalization fraud.
Separately, the case against Li was filed on October 1 in the Middle District of Florida.
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