Sergeant Korbein Schultz, a U.S. soldier, has been indicted for allegedly selling military secrets to China.
A United States soldier and intelligence analyst has been arrested and indicted for selling military secrets to China, the U.S. Office of Public Affairs has announced. Taken into custody at Fort Campbell on Thursday, March 7, Sergeant Korbein Schultz will now be tried for his alleged crimes.
Charges against him include disclosing national defense information, exporting technical data related to defense articles without a license, conspiracy to export defense articles without a license, and bribery. It is important to note that an indictment is only an allegation under U.S. Law. He will be afforded a defense and is presumed innocent until proven guilty of the charges.“Mr. Schultz, a member of the U.S. Army, stands accused of conspiring to obtain and provide national defense information to an individual overseas. As part of the conspiracy, the defendant provided sensitive government information to his coconspirator in exchange for thousands of dollars, placing personal profit above the security of the American people,” said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. “Today’s arrest shows that such a betrayal does not pay — the Department of Justice is committed to identifying and holding accountable those who would break their oath to protect our nation’s secrets,” Olsen added.for China since June 2022. Until his arrest yesterday, he disclosed documents, writings, plans, maps, notes, photographs, and information relating to national defense. The OPA claims that sold secrets include information relating to the United States’ likely response to a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Other information also included documents related to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System , information on hypersonic equipment, studies on the future development of U.S. military forces, studies on major countries such as the People’s Republic of China, and summaries of military drills and operations. U.S. Army Intelligence Analyst Arrested and Charged with Conspiracy to Obtain and Disclose National Defense Information, Export Control Violations and Briberythat Schultz’s Chinese connection made 14 payments to him, amounting to approximately $42,000, in exchange for documents and information. Throughout the conspiracy, Conspirator A informed Schultz that he worked for a geopolitical consulting firm based overseas and lived in Hong Kong. “Protecting national defense information is absolutely critical to our country’s safety and security,” said U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee. “The unauthorized sale of such information violates our national security laws, compromises our safety, and cannot be tolerated. Today’s indictment should serve as a reminder of the Justice Department’s vigilance in protecting the United States against any threat to national security, foreign or domestic,” Leventis added.“The American people rely on our military personnel and clearance holders to serve and protect U.S. interests,” said Executive Assistant Director Larissa L. Knapp of the FBI’s National Security Branch.The conduct alleged in today’s indictment represents a grave betrayal of the oath sworn to defend our country. Instead of safeguarding national defense information, the defendant conspired with a foreign national to sell it, potentially endangering our national security,” he said.that investigators also arrested a retired US Army colonel in Nebraska who is accused of sending classified information to a person through a foreign dating website. The retired colonel was arrested shortly after a U.S. airman from the Massachusetts Air National Guard pleaded guilty to six counts of illegally retaining and transmitting national defense information.2.6-ton International Space Station junk plunging to Earth on Saturday
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