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United States authorities arrested a former U.S. army sergeant and charged him for attempting to pass national defense information to China, the Justice Department said on Friday.
Joseph Daniel Schmidt, whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, was charged with federal felonies for attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Ex-Army Sgt. Joseph Schmidt, 29, was arrested Friday at San Francisco International Airport after deplaning a flight from Hong Kong.
After leaving the Army in 2020, Schmidt allegedly emailed the Chinese Consulate in Turkey and Chinese security services to offer them national defense information, according to the Justice Department.
Schmidt then traveled to Hong Kong in March 2020 and allegedly offered Chinese authorities a device that would allow them to gain access to military computer networks.
While in Hong Kong, he continued his efforts to pass classified intelligence to the Chinese and "allegedly retained a device that allows for access to secure military computer networks and offered the device to Chinese authorities to assist them in efforts to gain access to such networks," the Justice Department said.
He remained in China until this week, DOJ said, when he scheduled a trip to San Francisco.
Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years in prison and as much as $250,000 in fines. He has not yet entered a plea.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/soldier-united-states-china/2023/10/06/id/1137295/
Former Army Sergeant Charged With Attempting To Give Classified Information To China
Former JBLM soldier arrested in San Francisco for attempting to provide US defense secrets to China
Joseph Daniel Schmidt, whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, was charged with federal felonies for attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information, the Justice Department said in a statement.
Ex-Army Sgt. Joseph Schmidt, 29, was arrested Friday at San Francisco International Airport after deplaning a flight from Hong Kong.
After leaving the Army in 2020, Schmidt allegedly emailed the Chinese Consulate in Turkey and Chinese security services to offer them national defense information, according to the Justice Department.
Schmidt then traveled to Hong Kong in March 2020 and allegedly offered Chinese authorities a device that would allow them to gain access to military computer networks.
While in Hong Kong, he continued his efforts to pass classified intelligence to the Chinese and "allegedly retained a device that allows for access to secure military computer networks and offered the device to Chinese authorities to assist them in efforts to gain access to such networks," the Justice Department said.
He remained in China until this week, DOJ said, when he scheduled a trip to San Francisco.
Each count carries a maximum prison sentence of 10 years in prison and as much as $250,000 in fines. He has not yet entered a plea.
https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/soldier-united-states-china/2023/10/06/id/1137295/
Former Army Sergeant Charged With Attempting To Give Classified Information To China
Former JBLM soldier arrested in San Francisco for attempting to provide US defense secrets to China