A former US Navy sailor pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing him of a 2022 plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in northern Illinois, according to a plea agreement unsealed Thursday.

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Former Navy Sailor Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy and Attempted Attack **Chicago, IL** - In a significant development, former Navy sailor Xuanyu Harry Pang has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Chicago to plotting an attack on Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago,

A former sailor stationed at Naval Station Great Lakes has pleaded guilty to federal charges for plotting an attack on the north suburban Chicago military base, prosecutors announced Thursday.

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A former US Navy sailor pleaded guilty to a federal charge accusing him of a 2022 plot to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in northern Illinois, according to a plea agreement unsealed Thursday.