Former U.S. Army sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt is charged with two felonies for allegedly offering secret U.S. intelligence information to China, DOJ said.
A former U.S. Army sergeant was arrested in San Francisco for attempting to share classified military information with China.He is accused of initiating efforts to provide Chinese intelligence with U.S. defense information after separating from the military in January 2020, according to DOJ.
Schmidt allegedly initiated efforts to provide Chinese intelligence with U.S. defense information after separating from the military in January 2020, the department said.Schmidt faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted of the two felony counts he faces in an indictment in Seattle federal court: attempt to deliver national defense information, and retention of such information.
After leaving his service, Schmidt retained a device to allow access to secure military networks and offered it to Chinese authorities, according to the department. "Individuals entrusted with national defense information have a continuing duty to protect that information beyond their government service and certainly beyond our borders," said Matthew Olsen, assistant Attorney General for National Security, in a statement.
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