Wall Street Journal reporter arrested while surveillance around Russian military bases. The US has called for Americans living in or planning to travel to Russia to leave Russia following the arrest.
A 29-Year-Old U.S. Army Sergeant, Joseph Schmidt was Arrested earlier today by Federal Agents after arriving in San Francisco from Hong Kong where he is reported to have worked for the last 3 Years with Chinese Intelligence Agencies in order to provide them with National Security Information; Schmidt, who was formerly in the 109th Military Intelligence Battalion at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Western Washington where he had access to Secret and Top Secret Intelligence, has been Charged with “Attempt to Deliver National Defense Information” as well as “Retention of National Defense Information.”
A former U.S. Army Sergeant whose last duty post was Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in western Washington was arrested today on an indictment charging him with two federal felonies: attempt to deliver national defense information and retention of national defense information.