Espionage Charges Levelled at US Navy Petty Officer Based in Japan

Published on February 22, 2024

A U.S. Navy Sailor based in Japan has been charged with espionage and communicating defense information to an employee of a foreign government on more than one occasion. According to the charge sheet, Bryce S. Pedicini, a chief petty officer (CPO) fire control man aboard the Japan-based destroyer USS Higgins, stands accused of handing over documents to a foreign citizen at least seven times between 2022 and 2023 in Hampton Roads, Virginia, and one final time while in Japan. Hampton Roads in southeastern Virginia is home to central military installations and commands, including Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard and Langley Air Force Base. CPO Pedicini was arrested in May 2023, soon after allegedly sharing photographs of a screen from a military computer with a foreign government employee. He has been in custody ever since....

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