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Former U.S. Army soldier Joseph Daniel Schmidt was sentenced to four years in prison for attempting to share military secrets with China.

Schmidt, who had access to top secret information, offered classified documents and a device to Chinese intelligence.

Arrested in San Francisco after returning from China, Schmidt will also serve three years of supervised release.

SEATTLE - A former U.S. Army soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced to four years in prison for trying to share military secrets with China .

Joseph Daniel Schmidt , 31, pleaded guilty to two felonies for offering classified information to the Chinese government, along with a device that could gain access to secure military computer networks.

Joseph Daniel Schmidt (U.S. Army photo)

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