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CIA Spy Betrays Nation, Charged with Leaking Classified Intel
A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee has been charged with leaking classified national defense information to an outside organization. Joshua Adam Schulte, a 30-year-old Manhattanite, was indicted on 13 counts, including unauthorized disclosure of classified information, receipt, possession, and transportation of child pornography, and criminal copyright infringement.
According to the indictment, Schulte stole classified national defense material from a CIA computer network in 2016 and transmitted it to an organization that publicly disseminates sensitive information. The organization, known as Organization-1, released the classified information on the internet in March 2017.
“Leaks of classified information pose a danger to the security of all Americans,” said Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers. “It adds insult to injury when, as alleged here, the leaks come from former government officials in whom Americans placed their sacred trust. The National Security Division, alongside our partners in the Intelligence Community, will not waver in our commitment to pursue and hold accountable these officials, and I commend all those at the Department of Justice and the FBI who have worked diligently to investigate this matter and bring these charges.”
“Joshua Schulte, a former employee of the CIA, allegedly used his access at the agency to transmit classified material to an outside organization,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman. “During the course of this investigation, federal agents also discovered alleged child pornography in Schulte’s New York City residence. We and our law enforcement partners are committed to protecting national security information and ensuring that those trusted to handle it honor their important responsibilities. Unlawful disclosure of classified intelligence can pose a grave threat to our national security, potentially endangering the safety of Americans.”
Schulte was previously arrested on August 24, 2017, on charges relating to his receipt, possession, and transportation of approximately ten thousand images and videos of child pornography.
Schulte will be arraigned by U.S. District Judge Paul A. Crotty. The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Michael Ferrara, Matthew Podolsky, and Matthew Laroche of the Southern District of New York’s National Security Division, with assistance from the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York.
“As alleged, Schulte utterly betrayed this nation and downright violated his victims. As an employee of the CIA, Schulte took an oath to protect this country, but he blatantly endangered it by the transmission of Classified Information,” said Assistant Director-in-Charge William F. Sweeney, Jr. “To further endanger those around him, Schulte allegedly received, possessed, and transmitted thousands of child pornographic photos and videos. In an effort to protect this nation against crimes such as these, the FBI’s Counterintelligence Division in New York will continue to keep our mission at the forefront of our investigations in protecting the American public.”
Key Facts
- State: New York
- Category: Cybercrime|Public Corruption
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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