A US Army analyst has pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to sell military secrets to China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has said.

Sgt Korbein Schultz was arrested in March after an investigation by the FBI and US Army counterintelligence alleged that he was paid $42,000 (£33,000) in exchange for dozens of sensitive security records.

The criminal conspiracy began in June 2022 and continued up until his arrest, officials said.

  • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    In theory sure. In practice, damn near anyone can get a clearance if their CO leans on the evaluating body a little. It’s ridiculous some of people we happily hand serious, hardcore state secrets to