Former U.S. Army sergeant indicted for offering classified information to China
A former U.S. Army sergeant, Joseph Daniel Schmidt, has been arrested for allegedly attempting to provide classified national security information to China. Schmidt, who had access to "Secret" and "Top Secret" information during his service, is accused of initiating efforts to provide Chinese intelligence with U.S. defense information after leaving the military in 2020. He was arrested at a San Francisco airport upon his return from China. Schmidt faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted on charges of attempting to deliver national defense information and retention of such information.