Former Soldier Indicted for Attempting to Pass National Defense ...
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, a former U.S. Army Sergeant, was arrested for allegedly trying to deliver national defense information to Chinese security services. He had access to SECRET and TOP SECRET information and offered a device to help China hack military networks.
Angry Ex-Army Sergeant Joseph Schmidt Tried to Sell Secrets to …
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, has been living primarily in Mainland China and Hong Kong since March 2020, just two months after separating from the military as a sergeant. Safely out of reach...
Ex-Army sergeant charged with trying to pass US secrets to China
WEBOct 6, 2023 · After transitioning to inactive duty in January 2020, Schmidt allegedly made trips to Beijing and Turkey and searched on Google phrases including “turkey extradition military defection,”...
Retired US Army sergeant arrested for alleged attempts to spy for …
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Joseph Schmidt, 29, was arrested at the San Francisco airport after arriving from Hong Kong. His "efforts to betray our country", Washington state federal prosecutor Tessa Gorman said, were ...
Ex-US soldier Sgt. Joseph Schmidt accused of spying for China …
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Ex-Army Sgt. Joseph Schmidt, 29, was arrested Friday at San Francisco International Airport after deplaning a flight from Hong Kong. A grand jury indicted Schmidt Wednesday on charges...
Former Army Intelligence Collector Arrested for Espionage After ...
WEBOct 9, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, who served in the Army from 2015 to 2020, allegedly tried to share classified information with Chinese security services. He was arrested in San Francisco after...
Ex-U.S. Army sergeant charged with trying to pass secrets to China - NPR
WEBOct 6, 2023 · A former U.S. Army sergeant who worked in military intelligence and carried a top secret security clearance was arrested Friday and charged with trying to pass sensitive American defense...
Ex-soldier indicted for trying to pass U.S. defense info to China
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, a former U.S. Army sergeant, faces felony charges for allegedly offering China sensitive national defense information after he left the military. He was arrested in Hong...
Former Army sergeant indicted for efforts to give classified ...
WEBOct 6, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, served as an active duty soldier between 2015 and 2020 with his primary assignment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, prosecutors said.
Former US soldier accused of trying to pass secrets to China
WEBOct 9, 2023 · Joseph Daniel Schmidt, a former US Army Sergeant with Top Secret clearance, was charged with attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information. He allegedly offered to share secrets with a Chinese state-owned enterprise via Gmail and sought information on how to access the SIPRnet network.