A US Army intelligence analyst has reportedly been arrested for allegedly transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a co-conspirator in China.
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Korbein Schultz, a U.S. Army soldier and intelligence analyst, was arrested by the FBI Thursday at Fort Campbell, according to the Justice Department.
The indictment alleges that from June 2022 until his arrest, Schultz disclosed documents, writings, plans, maps, notes, and photographs relating to national defense as well as information relating to national defense which Schultz had reason to believe could be used to injure the United States or used to the advantage of a foreign nation.
The person in China allegedly recruited Schultz, who had a Top Secret security clearance, and had him gather documents and sensitive U.S. military information related to a variety of U.S. military weapons systems, including classified information, and information related to the United States' potential plans in the event that Taiwan came under military attack.
Some of the information allegedly included documents related to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), information on hypersonic equipment, studies on the future development of U.S. military forces, studies on major countries such as China, and summaries of military drills and operations.
Schultz also allegedly sent three documents that violated the Arms Export Control Act. The three documents included an Air Force Tactics Techniques and Procedures manual for the HH-60W helicopter, an Air Force Tactics Techniques and Procedures manual for the F22-A fighter aircraft, and an Air Force Tactics Techniques and Procedures manual for intercontinental ballistic missiles.
Schultz allegedly was given at least 14 payments that totaled approximately $42,000.
"Mr. Schultz, a member of the U.S. Army, stands accused of conspiring to obtain and provide national defense information to an individual overseas. As part of the conspiracy, the defendant provided sensitive government information to his coconspirator in exchange for thousands of dollars, placing personal profit above the security of the American people," said Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department's National Security Division.
The other man told Schultz that he lived in Hong Kong and worked for a geopolitical consulting firm based overseas.
