PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A former United States Army Sergeant, who last served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in western Washington, pleaded guilty on Wednesday after attempting to share military secrets with China, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Officials said 31-year-old Joseph Daniel Schmidt pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal felonies including attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information.
Schmidt now faces up to 10 years in prison and is scheduled for sentencing on September 9.
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According to court documents, Schmidt was an active-duty soldier from January 2015 to January 2020. His primary assignment was at JBLM in the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion. Officials said Schmidt had access to secret and top-secret information as part of his role…