A China-based contact allegedly paid Army intelligence analyst Korbein Schultz $42,000 for sensitive military information.
A U.S. soldier has been arrested at Fort Campbell for allegedly accepting bribes and sending sensitive military information to a China-based co-conspirator, including reports on the potential defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese attack.
The federal grand jury indictment reveals that Schultz was contacted by a foreign national who claimed to reside in Hong Kong and work for a geopolitical consulting firm.From around June 2022 to around October 2023, Schultz received 14 payments from this source, totaling approximately $42,000, for allegedly collecting and transmitting sensitive U.S. military information, including some that was export-controlled.One of the contact's requests was for insights into the lessons the U.S.
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