A federal judge sentenced a former Army intelligence sergeant to four years in prison on Oct. 28 for offering national defense secrets to China. Sgt. Joseph Daniel Schmidt, who had top secret clearance, served in western Washington state at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where he worked in military intelligence.
According to court documents, he served in the Army from January 2015 to January 2020. Schmidt was discharged after a mental health episode in late 2019.
The judge said he considered Schmidt’s mental health and the seriousness of the crime in sentencing him to four years in prison. Schmidt’s public defender requested that he be sentenced for time served, arguing that the crime was the result of schizophrenia….
Ex-Army Sergeant Sentenced to 4 Years for Offering Secrets to China
