Former JBLM Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Share Military Secrets with China

Joseph Daniel Schmidt, a former sergeant in the U.S. Army whose last post was at Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) in western Washington, pleaded guilty on Wednesday before the U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal crimes. Schmidt, 31, admitted his guilt for attempting to disclose national defense information and retaining national defense information. The technical details and real impacts of his actions were not specified in the article.