A U.S. Navy Lieutenant based in Jacksonville was found guilty of hiding relationships and buying guns for a Chinese businessman who was convicted of exporting military boats to China. Lt. Yang Fan, 36, was convicted in a Jacksonville federal court on Nov. 16 of conspiring to violate U.S. firearms laws, making false written statements to federally licensed firearms dealers during the purchase of two firearms, and making false written statements as part of a security clearance background investigation, the Department of Justice said in a statement. Yang faces up to 30 years in prison. Sentencing is set for March 16, 2022. Before becoming a commissioned naval officer, Yang formed a relationship online with a Chinese national, Ge Songtao, authorities said in the statement. They met in person in 2013 when Yang was in Navy flight training in Pensacola. In 2016, while Yang was stationed in Jacksonville, he recommended that Ge …