Grand Jury Indicts Former U.S. Marine Corps Intelligence Analyst for Willfully Transmitting National Defense Information to China
A former United States Marine Corps. An intelligence analyst has been indicted by a grand jury in Missouri for transmitting classified national defense information to two individuals, including one in the People’s Republic of China, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday.
Seth Chambers, 35, was a civilian contractor stationed in Iraq, a role that gave him security clearance to view classified materials at the TOP SECRET level.
He “willfully transmitted SECRET level documents to two separate individuals who were not entitled or authorized to receive it,” the DOJ said.
Chambers allegedly transmitted documents “containing verbatim and near verbatim excerpts from classified U.S. government documents” to one individual in Maryland in December 2022 and to one individual in China in April 2023.
Chambers was arrested and made his first court appearance last week.
He currently faces up to 10 years in prison for each count if convicted.
The DOJ issued the following press release:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Texas County, Mo., man has been indicted with two counts of willful transmission of national defense information. The indictment was returned by a Springfield grand jury under seal and was made public today after the arrest and initial appearance of the defendant.
Seth Chambers, 35, a former United States Marine Corps. Intelligence Analyst, was employed as a civilian contractor and stationed in Iraq during the time frame alleged in the indictment. The indictment goes on state that, as part of his duties, he held a security clearance that authorized him to view classified material up to a TOP SECRET level and therefore had access to national defense and classified information.
According to court documents, on two separate occalas Hunter and Sean O’Dowd of the National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control Section. It was investigated by FBI Kansas City Field Office.
This comes after the DOJ announced the arrest of a former US Air Force Pilot for “providing and conspiring to provide defense services to Chinese military pilots without authorization” late last month.
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