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   A U.S. Army Sgt. and intelligence analyst has pleaded guilty to charges   
   related to selling national defense secrets to China for a total of   
   $42,000.   
      
   Korbein Schultz held a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information   
   (TS/SCI) security clearance in the Army, which was allegedly used to obtain   
   and transmit national defense information to China.   
      
   Schultz was charged with conspiracy 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 by a federal grand jury indictment earlier   
   this year.   
      
   "The defendant abused his access to restricted government systems to sell   
   sensitive military information to a person he knew to be a foreign   
   national," said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice   
   Department’s National Security Division in a statement."By conspiring to   
   transmit national defense information to a person living outside the United   
   States, this defendant callously put our national security at risk to cash   
   in on the trust our military placed in him.   
      
   Today’s guilty plea is a stark reminder that those who would betray their   
   sworn oath for personal gain will be identified and brought to justice."   
      
   According to charging and pleading documents, Schultz sold details to an   
   individual in Hong Kong believed to have contact with the Chinese   
   government.   
      
   The sales included classified information and documents.The listed   
   sensitive documents shared with the alleged conspirator include information   
   on the HH-60 helicopter, F-22A fighter aircraft, HIMARS rockets, and   
   obtained information on the Chinese military's preparedness.   
      
   "The defendant has admitted guilt in a case that should send a strong   
   "message to any U.S. service members "thinking about betraying their   
   country," said Executive Assistant Director Robert Wells of the FBI’s   
   National Security Branch.   
      
   "The U.S. is governed by the rule of law and when persons placed in a   
   position of trust violate that trust, the FBI and our partners will hold   
   them "accountable."   
      
   "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."   
      
   If all listed charges were to be sentenced at their maximum penalties,   
   Schultz could serve 65 years in prison.   
      
   A federal district court judge will determine Schultz' sentence on January   
   23, 2025.   
      
   Three attorneys are prosecuting the case: trial attorneys Adam Barry and   
   Christopher Cook with the National Security Division’s   
   Counterintelligence and Export Control Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney   
   Josh Kurtzman for the Middle District of Tennessee.   
      
   The U.S. Army Counterintelligence Command and the FBI are investigating the   
   case.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/former-army-soldier-pleads-guilty-all-charges-   
   after-sharing-national-defense-secrets-china   
      
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