Joseph Schmidt is accused of attempting to deliver classified national defense information to China after leaving active military duty.
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Ex-Army soldier charged with trying to pass US secrets to China
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US charges ex-intelligence officer with trying to give defence secrets to China
Joseph D. Schmidt, who served in a military intelligence battalion, had access to classified information. He was arrested this week in San Francisco after living in Hong Kong since 2020.
Joseph Schmidt, who worked in military intelligence, faces two charges for allegedly trying to hand national defense information to China. One alleged document was entitled "High Level Secrets."
Former U.S. Army sergeant Joseph Daniel Schmidt is charged with two felonies for allegedly offering secret U.S. intelligence information to China, the DOJ said.
Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 29, was arrested at San Francisco International Airport as he arrived from Hong Kong, where he had been living since March 2020, the Justice Department said.
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