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24-04-2025
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Former US Army intelligence analyst sentenced for selling sensitive documents to Chinese national
A former U.S. Army intelligence analyst was sentenced to seven years in prison on Wednesday for giving sensitive military information to a person he believed was affiliated with the Chinese government. Korbein Schultz, 25, of Wills Point, Texas, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to conspiring to collect and transmit national defense information, unlawfully exporting controlled information to China, and accepting bribes in exchange for sensitive, non-public U.S. government information. From May 2022 until his arrest in March 2024, Schultz engaged in an ongoing conspiracy to provide dozens of sensitive U.S. military documents — many of which contained export-controlled tactical and technical information — directly to a foreign national living in the People's Republic of China, according to court documents. Despite "clear indications" the person he was giving the information to was likely connected to the Chinese government, Schultz continued the relationship in exchange for about $42,000, according to officials. Retired Army Captain Dedicates His Medal Of Honor Award To Fellow Soldiers In Afghanistan Schultz pleaded guilty to giving the person in China his Army unit's operational order before it was deployed to Eastern Europe in support of NATO operations; lessons learned by the U.S. Army from the Ukraine and Russia conflict, applicable to Taiwan's defense; technical manuals for the HH-60 helicopter, F-22A fighter aircraft, and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile systems; information on Chinese military tactics and the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force; and details on U.S. military exercises in the Republic of Korea and the Philippines. Read On The Fox News App He also provided documents concerning U.S. military satellites and missile defense systems like the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, and tactics for countering unmanned aerial systems in large-scale combat operations. The person Schultz gave information to in China first contacted him through a freelance web-based work platform shortly after Schultz received his Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information clearance, according to court documents. They allegedly posed as a client from a geopolitical consulting firm, soliciting Schultz to provide detailed analyses on U.S. military capabilities and planning, particularly in relation to Taiwan and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll To Lead Atf, Replacing Fbi Director Kash Patel As the relationship progressed, the Chinese national's demands grew increasingly specific and sensitive — requesting technical manuals, operational procedures and intelligence assessments. The conspirator made it clear that he was interested in receiving materials that were not publicly available and encouraged Schultz to seek out higher levels of classification, emphasizing "exclusiveness" and "CUI and better," according to court documents. Schultz agreed to send higher levels of classified information to the Chinese man in exchange for money. Fully aware of the national security implications, Schultz accessed restricted databases, including closed U.S. government computer networks, to download and transmit at least 92 sensitive U.S. military documents, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). New Army Secretary Praises Trump, Hegseth For Creating 'A Lane For Change' As He Zeroes In On Cutting Waste He also attempted to recruit his friend, a fellow Army intelligence analyst, into the conspiracy. At the time, Schultz's friend was assigned to the U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command, the combatant command that covers China and its regional areas of influence. Schultz and the Chinese conspirator talked about needing to recruit another person who had better access to classified material, agreeing to do so in a "nice and slow fashion," according to court documents. Attorney General Pamela Bondi said Schultz betrayed his oath to defend the U.S., putting America's military and service members at risk. "The Justice Department remains vigilant against China's efforts to target our military and will ensure that those who leak military secrets spend years behind bars," Bondi wrote in a statement provided by the DOJ. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director Kash Patel added service members are a "prime target" for the People's Republic of China. "This sentencing is a stark warning to those who betray our country: you will pay a steep price for it," Patel wrote in a statement. "The People's Republic of China is relentless in its efforts to steal our national defense information, and service members are a prime target. The FBI and our partners will continue to root out espionage and hold those accountable who abandon their obligation to safeguard defense information from hostile foreign governments."Original article source: Former US Army intelligence analyst sentenced for selling sensitive documents to Chinese national
Yahoo
19-04-2025
- Business
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New Army secretary praises Trump, Hegseth for creating 'a lane for change' as he zeroes in on cutting waste
Roughly two months after being confirmed as secretary of the Army in February, Dan Driscoll is focused on eliminating waste within the Army, vowing the U.S. will have a "strong, functioning Pentagon and Army." Driscoll sat down with Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin to lay out some serious goals in terms of cutting waste in the Army. Since taking on his new position, Driscoll revealed that the "calcification of the bureaucracy of the Pentagon" was one of the most surprising realities he uncovered. "Everyone I knew, whether it was a politician or a soldier or a civilian, had these stories of kind of these insane decisions and these, the spending that was preposterous," Driscoll said during the interview on "Special Report" Friday. Army Secretary Dan Driscoll To Lead Atf, Replacing Fbi Director Kash Patel "What I thought was just one-offs that everyone had kind of had one or two stories. What it has turned out to be, in my opinion, is that the whole kind of decision-making process over the last couple of administrations going back 30 years, has led to a place where we're having very irrational decisions that don't always look out for soldiers and their needs," Driscoll continued. Read On The Fox News App The Yale Law School graduate went into further detail on the wasteful spending project that "really broke" him. Driscoll pointed to recent attempts to build an app which would provide up-to-date details on operating hours for the gates and food facilities on the military base. The Iraq veteran claimed that although the Army developers found an internal $1,400 solution, the Army acquisition team required a solution from the private sector, where the lowest quote was around $40 million. "That was the one that really broke me and said we've got to start to do something," he told Griffin. Retired Army Captain Dedicates His Medal Of Honor Award To Fellow Soldiers In Afghanistan Driscoll also pointed to "bloat" within the Army acquisitions department as another area to address. "We have 36,000 human beings buying our things. And so the problem with this is not just the cost," he explained. "It's not just a cost savings of getting rid of some of the employees. That is helpful. It's actually the bloat that makes the decisions worse." "When you have 36,000 people making decisions about what we're buying, you are just getting bad outcomes nearly every time," he reasoned. Driven to cut waste, the North Carolina native praised the Trump administration for creating a "lane for change" within the military. He also pointed to Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency for making change "possible." Fox News' Jennifer Griffin contributed to this report. Original article source: New Army secretary praises Trump, Hegseth for creating 'a lane for change' as he zeroes in on cutting waste
