US Army intelligence analyst charged with selling classified military information to China - BBC News

Messages by Sgt Korbein Schultz include one where he said he "wished he could be 'Jason Bourne'," the indictment says.

12 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, CBSImage caption, Sgt Korbein Schultz was arrested at his base on ThursdayBy Max MatzaBBC NewsA US Army analyst has been arrested and charged with selling sensitive military secrets to a contact in China.

Sgt Korbein Schultz was arrested on Thursday at Fort Campbell in Kentucky following an inquiry by the FBI and US Army counterintelligence.

According to the charges, he was paid $42,000 (£33,000) in exchange for dozens of sensitive security records.

Officials say the criminal conspiracy began in June 2022 and continued up until his arrest.

Sgt Schultz is charged with conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defence information, exporting technical data related to defence articles without a licence, conspiracy to export defence articles without a licence, and bribery of a public official.

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