US EditionEx-Soldier at JBLM Admits to Trying to Share Secrets with China
- Joseph Daniel Schmidt, an ex-Army sergeant last assigned to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, admitted guilt for attempting to transfer classified military information to China.
- After separating from the military in early 2020, Schmidt reached out to Chinese intelligence personnel at the consulate in Turkey and offered national defense information.
- Schmidt produced several documents outlining sensitive classified information, kept a device that enabled secure network access, and resided mostly in Hong Kong until his return to the United States in October 2023.
- He faces a maximum sentence of 10 years behind bars and a monetary penalty of up to $250,000, with his sentencing scheduled for September 9, 2024, following an FBI investigation supported by Army Counterintelligence.
- Separately, two active-duty JBLM soldiers, Li Tian and Ruoyu Duan, were indicted in March 2024 for conspiring to transmit sensitive military information and theft of government property.
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Former Soldier Attempted to Share Military Secrets with China
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Ex-U.S. Army Soldier Admits Plot To Provide China With Sensitive Military Intel
An ex-Army Sergeant faces up to ten years in prison after he pleaded guilty to attempting to give American military secrets to China. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, last stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington, pled guilty on Wednesday to charges of attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information. He will be sentenced in September by U.S. District Judge John C. Coughenour. In addition to p…
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