{"id":2059052,"date":"2023-10-07T15:31:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-07T19:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-u-s-sergeant-indicted-for-trying-to-give-china-information\/"},"modified":"2023-10-07T15:32:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-07T19:32:43","slug":"former-u-s-sergeant-indicted-for-trying-to-give-china-information","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-u-s-sergeant-indicted-for-trying-to-give-china-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-U.S. Sergeant Charged for Attempting to Provide China with Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-u-s-sergeant-indicted-for-trying-to-give-china-information%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2059052&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Abril Elfi<\/h2>\n<p><strong>12:19 PM\u2064 \u2013 Saturday, \u200cOctober 7, \u200c2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A\u2064 former United States sergeant\u2063 has been indicted by the Justice Department after he reportedly tried to pass classified information to\u200d China.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-2'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Joseph\u2062 Daniel\u200b Schmidt,\u200d 29, was arrested Friday\u2062 and charged with retention \u2064of national\u200b defense \u2062information and attempting to transmit national defense information \u200bfor \u200dallegedly attempting to\u200d provide\u200b defense information to China through email\u2064 after leaving the \u200cmilitary. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former U.S.\u200d Army Sergeant, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, \u2063whose last duty\u200c post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM)\u2062 in \u200dwestern Washington was\u2062 arrested today on\u2064 an indictment charging him w trying\u2063 to pass\u200b national defense info to\u200b China <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TWykheCcof\">pic.twitter.com\/TWykheCcof<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014\u2063 Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laraseligman\/status\/1710351295876415756?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Schmidt, who served\u200c in the 109<sup>th<\/sup> Military \u2063Intelligence Battalion from 2015\u2062 to 2020, had access \u2064to \u2063classified and top-secret information as part of his\u2064 job. <\/p>\n<p>After leaving the military, he allegedly emailed the\u200d Chinese Consulate in Turkey, offering them information about the U.S. defense.<\/p>\n<p>Court records show that Schmidt allegedly introduces himself in the \u200demail \u200cand indicates that he has a top secret U.S. government security clearance as \u2062well as experience\u2062 in surveillance detection \u200band operating spies. He is \u2062said to have offered to\u2062 share \u2063his knowledge \u200dwith the Chinese leadership and requested a face-to-face meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators retrieved from Schmidt\u2019s Apple iCloud account a Word document that \u200dhe allegedly wrote two days later titled \u201cImportant \u200dInformation\u2062 to Share with the Chinese Government.\u201d\u200b which\u200c the Army later \u200bdetermined to contained sensitive material.<\/p>\n<p>According to prosecutors, Schmidt traveled to Hong Kong shortly after leaving the military in 2020, \u2063where they believe he retained a device that allowed him access to\u2062 U.S .military networks \u2062and provided it to Chineses authorities. <\/p>\n<p>The former sergeant was\u2063 then arrested as he was attempting to\u2064 fly from\u2062 Hong Kong to San Francisco. <\/p>\n<p>Acting \u200cU.S. \u200cAttorney Tessa \u2062M.\u200c Gorman for the Western District of Washington said that Schmidt committed alleged efforts to \u201cbetray our country.\u201d <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cMembers of our military take a sworn oath to defend our country and the Constitution. In that context the alleged \u2064actions of \u2063this\u2063 former military member are shocking \u200d\u2013 not only\u2064 attempting to provide \u2063national defense information, but also information that would\u200d assist a foreign adversary to gain access to Department of Defense secure computer \u200cnetworks,\u201d\u2063 Gorman said. \u2063\u201cI commend the\u2063 FBI for their diligent \u200bwork to end his\u200b alleged efforts \u2063to betray our\u200d country.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington State 29-year-old can face up to 10 years behind bars for\u2062 each count and\u2062 a $250,000 fine if \u200bhe is found guilty. <\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command along \u200dwith the FBI are investigating the case. <\/p>\n<p>Stay\u200d informed! Receive breaking news\u2064 blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President Joe Biden, in a stunning\u200d reversal, will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-u-s-sergeant-indicted-for-trying-to-give-china-information\/\" title=\"Ex-U.S. Sergeant Charged for Attempting to Provide China with Information\">bypass numerous federal\u200c laws<\/a> to\u200d continue construction of\u2062 former President \u2064Donald Trump\u2019s\u2063 border wall, even after swearing \u2064to \u200bnever do so.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>There\u2019s \u2063a brand new song out by\u200d artist Jimmy Levy \u2064called\u00a0 \u201cFreedom.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman \u200cMike Collins tells One America News that Georgia\u2019s new Prosecuting Attorneys\u2062 Qualifications Commission could act to \u200bremove Fulton \u200cCounty \u2063District Attorney Fani Willis. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The\u2064 jobs report for September shows that we added 336,000\u2064 jobs, which is\u200c above\u200c expectations of \u200c170,000.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Joe Biden\u2019s administration is facing \u200dpressure from some\u200d lawmakers to restrict American companies from working\u2063 on a freely available chip technology widely used in China.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OpenAI is exploring making its own artificial \u200cintelligence chips \u2062and\u200d is evaluating a \u200cpotential\u2063 acquisition target.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Korea\u2019s telecommunications regulator said on Friday that\u2062 Alphabet Inc\u2019s Google and Apple \u2063have abused their \u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-slams-biden-over-border-wall\/\" title=\"AOC criticizes Biden on border wall.\">dominant app\u2064 market position<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Billionaire Elon Musk is under investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange\u2064 Commission over his 2022 purchase of social media giant Twitter<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What charges is Joseph \u2063Daniel Schmidt facing in \u2064relation to his\u200b alleged attempt to pass classified information \u2063to China?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  &#8220;Former \u2062US \u2062Sergeant Indicted for Attempting to Pass Classified Information\u200d to China&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>October \u20647, 2023<\/p>\n<p>A former United States sergeant has been indicted by the Justice \u2062Department after \u200dallegedly attempting to pass classified information to China. Joseph \u2063Daniel Schmidt, 29, was arrested on Friday and charged\u2062 with retention \u200bof\u200d national defense information and attempting to transmit national defense information. These charges are\u2062 related to his alleged \u200dattempt to \u200cprovide\u200b defense information \u2063to \u2064China through email after \u2063leaving the military.<\/p>\n<p>Schmidt served in the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion from 2015 to 2020, where\u2063 he had access \u2064to classified and top-secret information as\u2064 part of\u2063 his job. After leaving the military,\u200c he allegedly \u2062emailed the Chinese Consulate in Turkey, offering them information about \u200bUS \u200bdefense.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2062 court records, Schmidt introduced himself in \u2064the email and indicated that he possessed a top-secret \u200dUS government security \u2063clearance, as well as experience in \u200csurveillance detection and operating spies. He offered to share his \u2062knowledge with the Chinese leadership and requested a face-to-face \u2064meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators discovered a Word document\u200d titled &#8220;Important Information to Share with the Chinese Government&#8221; in Schmidt&#8217;s Apple iCloud account. The document, later\u200c deemed to contain sensitive material by \u2064the Army, was \u2062allegedly written by \u2063Schmidt two days after sending the \u2062initial \u200cemail.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors claim \u200dthat Schmidt traveled to\u200d Hong Kong shortly after leaving the military in 2020, where\u200d they believe he retained a device that allowed him access to US military\u200d networks and provided \u2062it \u2062to Chinese authorities. He was then arrested while attempting to fly\u2062 from Hong Kong\u200b to \u200bSan Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the indictment, Acting US Attorney Tessa M. Gorman for \u200bthe Western District of Washington stated, \u201cMembers of our military take\u2063 a sworn oath to defend \u200dour country and the Constitution. In that context,\u2064 the alleged actions of this former\u200c military member are \u200dshocking \u2013 not only attempting\u200b to provide national defense information but also information that would assist a foreign adversary to gain access\u200d to Department of Defense secure computer networks. I \u200ccommend the FBI for their diligent work \u2062to end\u2063 his alleged\u2062 efforts to betray our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If found guilty, Schmidt could face up to 10 years behind bars\u200b for each \u200dcount and a $250,000 fine. The US Army Counterintelligence Command,\u200c along with the FBI, is currently investigating the case.<\/p>\n<p>It is essential for the US government to safeguard classified information and ensure the loyalty of its military personnel. Such actions undermine national \u200dsecurity and\u200b can have far-reaching consequences. Efforts\u2063 to protect against such breaches are ongoing to maintain \u2063the integrity \u200cand \u2063safety of the nation.<\/p>\n<p>Original\u2062 photo by Win McNamee\/Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>classified information to a foreign government. The ex-soldier&#8217;s arrest came after the Justice Department indicted him for his alleged involvement in passing sensitive data to China. 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