Ex-soldier indicted for trying to pass U.S. defense info to China
Federal prosecutors allege Joseph Daniel Schmidt tried to pass defense information to the PRC.
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Federal prosecutors allege Joseph Daniel Schmidt tried to pass defense information to the PRC.
A former Army sergeant was arrested for allegedly offering national defense information to the People's Republic of China.
Ian Hitchcock/GettyA former U.S. Army intelligence team leader who complained of learning “some really terrible things about the American government” hoarded years worth of national defense secrets and technology that he tried to share with China, according to a newly unsealed federal indictment.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 for U.S. autho
The Justice Department arrested the ex-soldier in San Francisco Friday and charged him with two federal felonies.
Former army sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt, who served in an intelligence unit, allegedly offered Chinese authorities a device that allowed access to secure military networks.