stationed at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state, zhao stands accused of selling the materialsrating in china, including 20 hard drives, for which he was allegedly offered at least $10,000. another active-duty soldier and one former soldier were also charged. the classified material is said to include intelligence on high mobility artillery rocket systems, or himars, bradley and stryker fighting vehicles, and america's overall military readiness in the event of a conflict with china. it's a case that refle s a growing thre revealed in a cbs news investigation. china's online recruitment of american active-duty service members as spies. jim axelrod spoke to kevin vorndran, the head of the fbi's counterintelligence division. >> are they operating at another level from either, compare them to russia, or iran, is china that much more of a threat in this particular area? >> based on scale, yes, because their -- the scale of their intelligence services is so significant that it outnumbers other adversaries on the board. >> reporter: in a statement, attorney general pamela bondi said

and john zhao, a battery supply sergeant at that same. military facility in washington. the former soldier is roy. >> dewan. >> a former soldier from 2013. >> to 2017. >> all three have been charged with conspiring to commit bribery and theft of government property. it is zhenhao zou who has also been charged with obtaining and. transmitting national defense information. prosecutors say that he sold two hard drives full of sensitive information to buyers in china. classified hard. >> drives. >> with top secret and top secret government documents, as well as selling sensitive military documents and information related to u.s. rocket. systems and information about u.s. military readiness and preparedness in the event of a war with china. meanwhile, it is the other two, tian and dewan, who prosecutors say tried to obtain sensitive information about u.s. armored systems like bradley fighting vehicles and stryker combat vehicles to sell and transmit that information to china. according to the indictment, according to prosecutors, that is, it is zhao who was paid $15,000 start

tonight, jin zhao is accused, along with another active duty soldier at a military base in washington state and an army veteran of engaging in a conspiracy to betray their country and profit from selling secrets to the people's republic of china. >> the information that that is at risk here is information that identifies the united states military's capabilities, plans and intentions. >> the fbi suspects the men pilfered an encrypted military computer, 20 hard drives, some classified as secret and top secret, and shared details about u.s. armored vehicles and a sophisticated long range missile system known as himars, now being used in ukraine. the men who were arrested thursday reflective of a disturbing new pattern since 2021, at least 13 u.s. intelligence and current and former members of the u.s. military have been charged with trying to sell secrets to china. the fbi recently said it has more than 2000 ongoing cases involving china's efforts to steal u.s. technology. david. >> pierre thomas live in washington. pierre. thank you. next tonight, the 20 year old college student and en

prosecutors say zhao, a supply sergeant stationed at joint base lewis-mcchord in washington state, received thousands of dollars in exchange for selling an encrypted military computer and 20 hard drives, some classified as secret and top secret. overnight, attorney general pam bondi and fbi director kash patel describing the stolen secrets as involving america's defense and intelligence capabilities. another soldier was charged with sharing with a former soldier documents about the army's bradley and stryker armored vehicles. all three men were arrested thursday and charged with conspiring to commit bribery and theft of government property. rebecca. >> you just see the value of information there. okay, pierre. thank you. we're going to turn now to the investigation into the death of gene hackman and his wife. investigators are expected to reveal new information as one official shares new clues about that time frame. trevor ault is in santa fe with more. good morning trevor. >> good morning rebecca. we're hoping to finally get some answers today, more than a week after gene hackman and his w

zhao filmed the attacks and kept footage and sometimes his victim's belongings. there you can see that that is the suspect there on your screen. well, billions in spending cuts, including to welfare, are expected in the chancellor's spnng expected in the chancellor's spring statement later this month. the treasury is submitting plans to the government's official forecaster today as concerns grow that rachel reeves financial buffer has disappeared. sources say the world has changed since october's budget, when the obr suggested she has nearly £10 billion to spend. those are the latest headlines for now. another roundup from me in around an hour's time now, though, let's get straight back to nigel. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go up to news alerts by scanning the alcohol, or go up to news alerts by scanning the alcohol, jurors heard. and alcohol, jurors heard. girl a first spoke to police in 2015, blaming herself for the time but now realising she says she was just a kid who knew no diff

zhao filmed the attacks and kept footage and sometimes his victim's belongings.here you can see that that is the suspect there on your screen. well, billions in spending cuts, including to welfare, are expected in the chancellor's spnng expected in the chancellor's spring statement later this month. the treasury is submitting plans to the government's official forecaster today as concerns grow that rachel reeves financial buffer has disappeared. sources say the world has changed since october's budget, when the obr suggested she has nearly £10 billion to spend. those are the latest headlines for now. another roundup from me in around an hour's time now, though, let's get straight back to nigel. >> for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> a big speech by donald trump to congress last night, not the official state of the union speech, but kind of pretty much the same thing. it all took place in the early hours of this morning, uk time. and boy, he's won. but he can't help bu

police are launching an international appeal to trace more potential victims of serial rapist zen hao zhaoone of the uk's most prolific predators. the chinese phd student has been convicted of attacking ten women, but officers fear he may have drugged and assaulted more than 50 others in the uk and china. he targeted young chinese women, luring them to his flat for drinks or study before drugging them. he also filmed the attacks and kept footage and sometimes his victim's belongings as souvenirs. the 28 year old was also found guilty of voyeurism, false imprisonment and possessing extreme pornographic images. and just before i hand you back to michelle, billions in spending cuts, including welfare, are expected in the chancellor's spnng expected in the chancellor's spring statement later this month. the treasury is submitting plans to the government's official forecaster as concerns grow that rachel reeves financial buffer has disappeared. sources say the world has changed, though, since october's budget, when the obr suggested she had nearly £10 billion to spend. those are the latest head