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Navy Lt. Cmdr. Edward Lin charged with spying for China; last major Navy betrayal was the ‘Walker Family Spy-Ring’

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<li style&equals;"display&colon; none&semi; width&colon; 100&percnt;&semi;" class&equals;"slide-28898 ms-image " aria-roledescription&equals;"slide" data-date&equals;"2025-05-12 08&colon;27&colon;53"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;05&sol;FITZIES-IS-BACK-FOR-2025-556x370&period;jpg" height&equals;"500" width&equals;"750" alt&equals;"" class&equals;"slider-3609 slide-28898 msDefaultImage" title&equals;"FITZIES IS BACK FOR 2025" &sol;><&sol;li>&NewLine; <&sol;ul>&NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine; &NewLine; <&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;11053" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-11053" style&equals;"width&colon; 563px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;12&sol;navy-lt-cmdr-edward-lin-charged-with-spying-for-china-last-major-navy-betrayal-was-the-walker-family-spy-ring&sol;lt-cmdr-edward-c-lin-charged-with-espionage-giving-navy-secrets-to-china&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-11053"><img class&equals;" wp-image-11053" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;Lt&period;-Cmdr&period;-Edward-C&period;-Lin-charged-with-espionage-giving-Navy-secrets-to-China&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Lt&period; Cmdr&period; Edward C&period; Lin charged with espionage giving Navy secrets to China&period; photo from Linked In" width&equals;"563" height&equals;"563" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-11053" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Lt&period; Cmdr&period; Edward C&period; Lin charged with espionage giving Navy secrets to China&period; photo from Linked In<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<h2>Navy Lt&period; Cmdr&period; Edward Lin charged with spying for China<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">WASHINGTON&comma; D&period;C&period; &&num;8212&semi; The White House confirmed on Monday&comma; April 11&comma; that a Naval Officer is currently being held in the Navy Consolidated Brig in Chesapeake&comma; Virginia&comma; on charges of espionage and other charges&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Specifically&comma; redacted court charging documents reveal that Lin is charged with &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;In that &lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;U&period; S&period; Navy&comma; Commander Patrol Reconnaissance Group&comma; on active duty&comma; did at or near &lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar; on several occasions&comma; from about &lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar; to &lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar;&lowbar; with intent or reason to believe it would be used to the advantage of a foreign nation&comma; communicate SECRET information relating to the national defense to a representative of a foreign government&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Lin is charged with multiple counts of spying for China as well as patronizing prostitutes and committing adultery&comma; charges which are crimes for Armed Forces members but a regular part of life for most American politicians and many Members of Congress as well as former President Bill Clinton&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The Navy issued a press release in 2008 about a naturalization ceremony at which Lin was the speaker&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Lin was 14 years old when he and his family left Taiwan&period; They had to travel half way around the world&comma; stopping in different countries along the way&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;11054" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-11054" style&equals;"width&colon; 1024px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;12&sol;navy-lt-cmdr-edward-lin-charged-with-spying-for-china-last-major-navy-betrayal-was-the-walker-family-spy-ring&sol;naval-officer-edward-lin&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-11054"><img class&equals;"size-large wp-image-11054" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;Naval-Officer-Edward-Lin-1024x727&period;png" alt&equals;"Naval Officer Edward Lin" width&equals;"1024" height&equals;"727" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-11054" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Naval Officer Edward Lin<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Compromising the fidelity of a military officer&comma; foreign service officer or intelligence officer of a nation with temptresses and blackmailing them into passing secrets is a standard part of spying&period;  Lin has been held as a prisoner for eight months&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;10991" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-10991" style&equals;"width&colon; 208px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;31&sol;murder-usa-gunman-shot-and-killed-virginia-trooper-chad-dermyer-at-bus-terminal-gunman-killed-two-bystanders-wounded&sol;the-chesapeake-today-vol-9-no-6-2016-4&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-10991"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-10991" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;03&sol;The-Chesapeake-Today-Vol-9-No&period;-6-2016-3-208x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY arriving on newsstands now in Delaware&comma; Maryland and Virginia&period;" width&equals;"208" height&equals;"300" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-10991" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">THE CHESAPEAKE TODAY arriving on newsstands now in Delaware&comma; Maryland and Virginia&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Among Lin’s contacts and endorsees on Linked In are top employees of such defense contractors as Northup Grumman Corporation&period; Once such contact is typical with a background of being a Naval Academy graduate&comma; spending ten years in Naval Aviation with experience at the Northrup Grumman Electromagnetic Systems&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The 285 connections that Lin has on Linked In are undoubtedly coming under scrutiny by Naval Intelligence for possible leaks or subjects of <&sol;span>loss<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> of classified material that Lin may have obtained to sell to China&period;  It is highly likely that as news of the arrest of Lin spreads&comma; his contact list on Linked In will drop like a rock&period; The Linked In profile page for Lin was shut down on April 11&comma; <&sol;span>2016&comma;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> as news outlets spread the story around the world&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Comments on many news websites called for the execution of Lin upon his conviction&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"><strong>Resume for Spy Edward Lin on Linked In<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Naval Flight Officer<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">United States Navy<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Staff<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">CPRG<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">March 2014 – Present &lpar;2 years 2 months&rpar; Norfolk&comma; Virginia Area<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Congressional Liaison<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Assistant Secretary of Navy for Finance Management and Comptroller<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">February 2012 – March 2014 &lpar;2 years 2 months&rpar; Pentagon<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Student<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Naval War College<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">February 2011 – February 2012 &lpar;1 year 1 month&rpar; Newport<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">OPS ADMIN<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">USS Dwight D Eisenhower<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">February 2009 – February 2011 &lpar;2 years 1 month&rpar; Norfolk&comma; VA<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Executive Assistant<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">US Pacific Fleet Headquarter<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">April 2007 – February 2009 &lpar;1 year 11 months&rpar; Pearl Harbor&comma; HI<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The Walker Family Spy Ring – passed secrets to Soviets for 18 years<&sol;span><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;11055" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-11055" style&equals;"width&colon; 120px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;12&sol;navy-lt-cmdr-edward-lin-charged-with-spying-for-china-last-major-navy-betrayal-was-the-walker-family-spy-ring&sol;john-anthony-walker-us-navy-chief-ran-spyring-for-soviets&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-11055"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-11055" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;John-Anthony-Walker-US&period;-Navy-Chief-ran-spyring-for-Soviets&period;jpg" alt&equals;"John Anthony Walker US&period; Navy Chief ran spyring for Soviets" width&equals;"120" height&equals;"150" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-11055" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">John Anthony Walker US&period; Navy Chief ran spy ring for Soviets<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The last major espionage case by Navy personnel was Chief Warrant Officer John A&period; Walker who passed secrets to the Soviets for 18 years before he was caught&period; He died in federal prison on Aug&period; 28&comma; 2014&comma; of diabetes and throat cancer&period; Walker operated a family business of spying for the Soviet Union&comma; involving his son and his older brother&comma; Arthur J&period; Walker who also died in prison in 2014&period; A non-family member of the spy ring&comma; Jerry A&period; Whitworth&comma; who also was in the Navy and worked as a radioman&comma; was sent to federal prison for 365 years&period;  Jerry Alfred Whitworth is now 76 years of age and resides in the United States Prison at Atwater&period;  His scheduled release date is Oct&period; 2&comma; 2048&comma; according to the Bureau of Prisons&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The Soviets bragged that the Family of Spies passed so much key information to them that had there been a war&comma; the Soviets would have won&period;  In particular&comma; key material that benefited the Soviets included how the Navy sent coded messages to submarines&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">After his wife became aware of Walker’s sideline of spying&comma; and when he tried to recruit his daughter&comma; she turned him into the FBI&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;11056" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-11056" style&equals;"width&colon; 253px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignleft"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;12&sol;navy-lt-cmdr-edward-lin-charged-with-spying-for-china-last-major-navy-betrayal-was-the-walker-family-spy-ring&sol;jerry-alfred-whitworth-at-age-76-is-in-federal-prison-with-a-release-date-of-2048&sol;" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-11056"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-11056" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;the-chesapeake&period;com&sol;&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2016&sol;04&sol;Jerry-Alfred-Whitworth-at-age-76-is-in-Federal-Prison-with-a-release-date-of-2048&period;&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Jerry Alfred Whitworth at age 76 is in Federal Prison with a release date of 2048&period;" width&equals;"253" height&equals;"400" &sol;><&sol;a><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-11056" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">Jerry Alfred Whitworth at age 76 is in Federal Prison with a release date of 2048&period;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Walker’s son got an easy deal from the Feds upon receiving the cooperation of Walker&period; The son left prison in 2000 on parole at the age of 37&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">The members of the Walker Spy Ring compromised the secrecy of communications of many of America’s fighting ships including the carriers Nimitz&comma; Enterprise&comma; Constellation and other ships&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Whitworth became angry at the Soviets for failing to pay him after many photographs he had provided them were out of focus&period; He then began to correspond with the FBI&comma; promising to give them a big spy ring&comma; but later demurred when he considered he would be caught&period;  After Walker’s wife tipped the feds&comma; Walker was sent to a motel in Rockville&comma; Md&period;&comma; to take a garbage bag of secret materials and instead of meeting his Soviet spymaster&comma; was greeted by FBI agents at gunpoint<&sol;span><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">Among hundreds of comments left on an article about the <strong><em>Navy’s Biggest Betrayal<&sol;em><&sol;strong> in the USNI&period;org magazine was this comment from Wilbert Morrel&colon;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;">&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;38 years of serving my country and US Navy and glad they did not execute walkers and gave them real life in prison where they died&period; NIS and FBI learned so much from them&comma; but they all had their employees get caught spying for decades after&period; <&sol;span>Also&comma;<span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 12pt&semi;"> CIA and NSA contractors leaking information as well to Russia&comma; Israel&comma; and the world&period; The justice department and courts need to start executions back up for traitors and those who commit capital crimes&period; Why should Americans like me have to pay taxes that keep them alive for 50 years and more&period; Michael Walker should not be out free now&comma; I know a lot of sailors who would like 5 minutes with him&period; They put us and many others in harm’s way&period;”<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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