- Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, a former U.S. Army Sergeant at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, pleaded guilty on June 18, 2025, to attempting to deliver and retain national defense information.
- After leaving the military in 2020, Schmidt contacted the Chinese Consulate in Turkey and Chinese security services, offering classified information from his role in the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion.
- Schmidt created documents detailing “high-level secrets” and offered a device for accessing secure military networks to Chinese authorities while in Hong Kong until October 2023.
-  Arrested in San Francisco in October 2023, Schmidt faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine per charge, with sentencing set for September 9, 2025. Read More
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