US Navy Officer Faces Spy and Prostitution Charges

A U.S. Navy officer who is a naturalized citizen from Taiwan is facing espionage and other charges for allegedly passing state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan. A U.S. official, speaking on anonymity, identified the officer as Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin. According to Navy article that profiled Lin in 2008, he left Taiwan at age 14, lived in other countries and eventually came to the U.S. A redacted Navy charge sheet said Lin was assigned to the Navy’s Patrol and...

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