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US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Botragelad: 3:04am On Mar 08
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An Army soldier has been arrested on accusations of selling sensitive information related to U.S. military capabilities, Justice Department officials said Thursday.
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Sgt. Korbein Schultz, who is also an intelligence analyst, was accused in a six-count indictment of charges including conspiring to obtain and disclose military defense information and bribery of a public official. The 24-year-old was arrested at Fort Campbell, which straddles the Tennessee-Kentucky border, shortly after the indictment was released Thursday.

“The men and women of the United States Armed Forces dedicate their lives to maintain our national security,” Henry C. Leventis, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, told reporters. “Our laws protecting national defense information are critical to that mission, and they must be enforced. Illegal dissemination of national defense information puts our country, our fellow citizens, members of our military and our allies at risk.”

According to the indictment, Schultz — who had a top-secret security clearance — allegedly conspired with an individual identified only as “Conspirator A” to disclose various documents, photographs and other national defense materials since June 2022. The indictment claims that Schultz was recruited by the individual not only due to his security clearance but also because he was tasked with gathering sensitive U.S. military information.

Some of the information that Schultz supposedly gave to the individual included information related to the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, hypersonic equipment, studies on future developments of U.S. military forces and studies on military drills and operations in major countries like China.

The indictment outlines that Schultz was initially asked to provide documents detailing lessons that could be learned from Russia's war with Ukraine and how those lessons could be applied to the U.S. helping Taiwan in the event of an attack. Schultz was paid $200 for that information, which then prompted Conspirator A, to ask for a "long-term partnership."

Conspirator A, who was described in the indictment as a foreign national purporting to reside in Hong Kong, later suggested that Schultz could earn more money if he handed over “internal only” material rather than unclassified documents.

In total, Shultz received at least 14 payments totaling $42,000.
“The defendant and his co-conspirator also discussed recruiting another member of the U.S. military to join their conspiracy and to provide additional national defense information in order to conceal their illegal conduct,” Leventis said.

Army spokesperson Lt. Col. Ruth Castro said in a statement that Schultz has been in the Army since November 2018 and his hometown is Wills Point, Texas.

Source:
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/us-army-soldier-indicted-for-selling-sensitive-18712052.php

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Botragelad: 3:06am On Mar 08
He's the first guy up there!

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Chibuzoripob: 4:23am On Mar 08
angry HANG HIM angry

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Boyooosa(m): 8:26am On Mar 08
Ah

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Dozie32(m): 8:26am On Mar 08
It's everywhere.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by BOSSkesh(m): 8:26am On Mar 08
Another leak

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Originality007: 8:27am On Mar 08
grin grin

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by nairalanda1(m): 8:27am On Mar 08
CHRISTFUCKER:



He did the right thing


May Allah guide him



Blow the whistle on degeneracy

Regardless of the country, be it Russia, china , USA , or even Bhutan, any soldier that betrays secrets deserves the full punishment.

Yeah I know. Every country does it, and there is a tendency for propaganda from every country to glorify spies and snitches. But in my opinion, anyone proven to have sold secrets deserves the full penalty

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by BOSSkesh(m): 8:27am On Mar 08
For a great nation selling classified information for 42k is in my opinion stupid
He coulda made millions Atleast
Betray your country for 42k?

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by popular101(m): 8:28am On Mar 08
...end time
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Aremwayne: 8:29am On Mar 08
His own is finished.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by nony43(m): 8:29am On Mar 08
E don be for this one.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by EnglishUsa: 8:29am On Mar 08
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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Fr33born(m): 8:29am On Mar 08
Thank God he's not African

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by nairalanda1(m): 8:29am On Mar 08
popular101:
...end time

Hoo boy. People selling their country is a tale as old as time.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Stevenson20: 8:29am On Mar 08
I trust America, the man is a walking dead.
If na my corntree, the man will be untouchable. Reason why Boko Haram can never be defeated. Those who heads our military are the ones supplying them with information coupled with their shaddy gun deals.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by BlowYourMind: 8:30am On Mar 08
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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by AntiChristian: 8:31am On Mar 08
grin
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by datola: 8:31am On Mar 08
What an unpatriotic citizen... of USA for that matter!

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Phineky: 8:31am On Mar 08
BOSSkesh:
For a great nation selling classified information for 42k is in my opinion stupid
He coulda made millions Atleast
Betray your country for 42k?
Wait. You mean 200 dollars na 42,000 naira?
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Pitssbull: 8:31am On Mar 08
Wow


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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by nairalanda1(m): 8:32am On Mar 08
BOSSkesh:
For a great nation selling classified information for 42k is in my opinion stupid
He coulda made millions Atleast
Betray your country for 42k?

Depends. The person buying the secrets is also on a budget

Plus if they paid the soldier millions and he begins to spend the money, it would get suspicious.

One CIA agent who was selling secrets to the Russians was caught because the CIA suddenly noticed he was living a lifestyle that did not tally with his salary..then Russians paid him too well, and he got too careless

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Kingdavid579(m): 8:32am On Mar 08
Could the Nigerian military possess valuable intelligence as well?

I'm referring to information that holds monetary value.

Lately, it seems that bandits have more coordinated and sophisticated operations compared to the military.

This suggests that the intelligence gathered by bandits is more valuable than that of the Nigerian military.

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by emperor4love(m): 8:32am On Mar 08
Make e go learn from snowden
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by Obrigardo: 8:33am On Mar 08
While Criminal trump, the classified info hoarder and stealer wants to be president again? 😂
He should be warming up to sleep in the cell Epstein died in.
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by splendournoni: 8:33am On Mar 08
In Nigeria not a single military officer have been brought to book for aiding boko haram members....

Talk less of a political or VIP person...

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Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by free2ryhme: 8:33am On Mar 08
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by FFIA: 8:33am On Mar 08
cool
Re: US Army Soldier Indicted And Accused Of Selling Sensitive Military Information. by nairalanda1(m): 8:34am On Mar 08
emperor4love:
Make e go learn from snowden

Yeah Snowden defected, but he can never go home again.

E no easy to be a spy.

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