Joseph Schmidt Guilty of Espionage in China

Joseph Schmidt sentenced to 4 years prison and 3 years supervised release for providing national security info to China.
Pleaded guilty in June 2025 to attempting to deliver and retain national defense information.
Federal Bureau of Investigation Seattle field office said he violated his oath by handing over classified info to China.
Served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Military | Legal | Espionage

United States | China

Joseph Daniel Schmidt

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