He mostly served at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in western Washington and primarily worked in intelligence and had access to Top Secret documents, the highest level of classified information in the US government.
He allegedly made numerous documents and Google searches that describe attempts to provide US national security secrets to China, according to court filings.
“I 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,” he is alleged to have written in one email to the Istanbul consulate.
Investigators say he visited websites related to espionage and intelligence topics, including “What Do Real Spies Do and How are they Recruited”.
“Members of our military take a sworn oath to defend our country and the Constitution,” said Tessa Gorman, the acting US attorney for the Western District of Washington.
Both men were allegedly paid thousands of dollars for blueprints and technical manuals and diagrams of ships and radar systems.
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