\u201csoldier defect\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nHe also visited a page on Reddit titled \u201cWhat Do Real Spies Do and How are they Recruited.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schmidt then sent an email to the Chinese Consulate in Istanbul, offering to \u201cshare information I learned during my career as an interrogator.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI have a current top secret clearance, and would like to talk to someone from the Government to share this information with you if that is possible,\u201d the email read. \u201cMy experience includes training in interrogation, running sources as a spy handler, surveillance detection, and other advanced psychological operation strategies. I would like to go over the details with you in person if possible, as I am concerned with discussing this over email.\u201d<\/p>\n
Two days later, Schmidt created a Word document titled \u201cImportant Information to Share with Chinese Government,\u201d which contained \u201ca variety of classified information that relates to national defense,\u201d according to court documents.<\/p>\n
The next month, he traveled to Hong Kong to allegedly offer Chinese authorities a device capable of accessing secure military computer networks. He had been in China ever since, until he flew back to the U.S. this week. He was arrested at the San Francisco airport early Friday morning.<\/p>\n
He faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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