US soldier sold defense info to China, including on PH drills

[Lee]

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WASHINGTON, United States — A US Army intelligence analyst pleaded guilty on Tuesday to providing sensitive defense information to China, including documents about US weapons systems and military tactics and strategy.

Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who held a top-secret security clearance, was arrested in March at Fort Campbell, a military base on the Kentucky-Tennessee border.

Schultz pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to obtain and disclose national defense information, exporting technical data related to defense articles without a license, conspiracy to export defense articles without a license, and bribery of a public official, the Department of Justice said in a statement.

According to the charging documents, Schultz provided dozens of sensitive US military documents to an individual living in Hong Kong who he believed to be associated with the Chinese government.

He was paid $42,000 for the information, according to the justice department.

Info on Korea, PH

Among the documents handed over by Schultz was one discussing the lessons learned by the US Army from the Ukraine-Russia war that it would apply in a defense of Taiwan.

Other documents discussed Chinese military tactics and preparedness and US military exercises and forces in South Korea and the Philippines.

Other documents included information related to the HH-60 helicopter, the F-22A fighter jet, the U-2 reconnaissance aircraft and missile systems.

“Governments like China are aggressively targeting our military personnel and national security information and we will do everything in our power to ensure that information is safeguarded from hostile foreign governments,” said Robert Wells, executive assistant director of the FBI’s National Security Branch.

Schultz potentially faces decades in prison. A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Jan. 23, 2025.

Schultz’s arrest came less than a year after the arrests of two US Navy sailors in California on charges of spying for China.

Petty officer Wenheng Zhao was sentenced to 27 months in prison in January after pleading guilty to charges of conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and accepting a bribe.

Zhao and another US sailor, Jinchao Wei, were arrested in August.

 

US soldier sold defense info to China, including on PH drills (msn.com)

[HappyJack]

A hanging would be my sentence for him.

[graham59]

Well, we've sold/given them most of our manufacturing industries and permitted them ownership of much of the earth's raw materials, through their 'taking over' of certain 3rd world countries . 

What's left ? 

And your next order of Chinese goods is ? ..... 

[scott h]

8 hours ago, HappyJack said:

A hanging would be my sentence for him

Not really a big deal, unless the Chinese were hoping to develop a long-term source so that in 15 years this guy might have been in a position to get real information. A story like this we really have to read between the lines to get the "truth" and not believe the click bait. 1. Almost everyone has a top-secret clearance, most of them are compartmentalized. Every 2nd lieutenant gets one and if memory serves, they are given out after just a routine background check. 2. After doing some searching, this guy was assigned to the S2 section of an infantry battalion. He didn't work at the pentagon or any place that was really critical. Having worked at a Brigade (a unit one level above a battalion) S3 I would be willing to bet that this guy spent most of his time drawing map overlays for upcoming exercises. 3. After searching a bit, it looks like all the information he "sold" was stuff you can get from YouTube. Now having said all that I hope this guy spends 20 years in a cell as bubba's girlfriend.

9 hours ago, graham59 said:

Well, we've sold/given them most of our manufacturing industries

Are we really surprised? This is China's century.

If we look back historically. The 16th century was owned by Spain and Portugal financed by all the gold and silver they took out of South America. The 17th century saw France as the world's most powerful nation. French was spoken then like English is now, they had the biggest navy and army and ruled Europe. The 18th and 19th century it was England's turn, they took raw materials from all over the world and became the world's factory. The 20th century belonged to the US, with their manufacturing base and natural resources. Now its Chinas turn. Who's next? Probably India.

[graham59]

Perfectly aware of the history.

In 2024, it's still up to the consumer, where his/her money is spent. 

[OnMyWay]

6 minutes ago, graham59 said:

Perfectly aware of the history.

In 2024, it's still up to the consumer, where his/her money is spent. 

In the Philippines, it is very hard to find non-Chinese small goods.  Even if it is not a Chinese brand, it is usually made there.

[jimeve]

4 minutes ago, OnMyWay said:

In the Philippines, it is very hard to find non-Chinese small goods.  Even if it is not a Chinese brand, it is usually made there.

Apple iphones made in china, along with many other stuff.

[baronapart]

On 8/15/2024 at 7:27 AM, graham59 said:

Well, we've sold/given them most of our manufacturing industries and permitted them ownership of much of the earth's raw materials, through their 'taking over' of certain 3rd world countries . 

What's left ? 

And your next order of Chinese goods is ? ..... 

Just got my Amazon delivery this morning ;-)

[Lee1154]

8 hours ago, baronapart said:

Just got my Amazon delivery this morning ;-)

It is starting to be hard on Amazon to find non chinese produced items.