A U.S. Army intelligence analyst was suspected to sell to China in ChinaDefense secrets were arrested.
The US Department of Justice issued a press release on Thursday (March 7) to inform the above news.
According to the press release, Korbein Schultz, an analyst at the US Army intelligence, was charged with conspiracy to leak defense secrets, unblocked national defense items and technical data, and bribery public officials.
After that, US judicial officials arrested Schultz in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He received approximately $ 4,200 (about S $ 56,000) for sale of national defense secrets.
According to the indictment, from 2022 to Thursday, Schultz was suspected of providing a person who he believed in Hong Kong with secrets of the US military's weapon systems, and the secrets of the US military for the Taiwan Strait.material.
The Assistant Minister of the U.S. Department of Justice Olson said in the press release that Schultz leaked national confidential information to overseas people in exchange for compensation.superior.This arrest shows that this betrayal will not be rewarded, and the Ministry of Justice is committed to those who violate the vow of the country's secrets and investigate their responsibilities.