US Navy Officer Accused of Spying: Reports

Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin was spying for China or Taiwan, according to officials

A U.S. Navy officer faces multiple charges of espionage related to America's national security, NBC News reported. 

The Navy charge sheet redacts the suspect's identity and other details, but Reuters and the U.S. Naval Institute identified the accused as Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin. NBC News was not immediately able to verify those reports. 

He's accused of communicating "secret information relating to the national defense [of the U.S.] to a representative of a foreign government." Officials said he was spying for China or Taiwan, NBC News' Pete Williams reported. 

According to an interview on the Navy's official website, Lin was born in Taiwan and came to the U.S. aged 14 before becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. 

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