A former United States Army Intelligence Officer has been sentenced to seven years in prison after selling « sensitive » defense information.
The United States Department of Justice said in a statement That Korbein Schultz was sentenced on Wednesday to 84 months in prison « to conspire to collect and transmit national defense information … to an individual who believed he was affiliated with the Chinese government. »
According to the Department of Justice, Schultz sent « dozens of sensitive military documents in the United States » to a contact in China, between May 2022 and March 2024. He says that he included a United States Army document on the lessons learned from the war in Ukraine, some technical manuals, as well as information on North -American military satellites and Wetwork Defense Systems.
According to authorities, she was paid $ 42,000 for these efforts.
In August 2024, Schultz stated guilty to charges that had been established In a preview against him.
In a statement on Wednesday, the United States Attorney General Pam Bondi said that Schultz « betrayed » an oath to defend the United States « for a payment », which said he put both the United States military at risk and members of the service.
« The Department of Justice continues to monitor China’s efforts to guide our military and will ensure that those who filtered military secrets spend years in the bars, » said Bondi.
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