Three U.S. Army personnel stand accused of betraying the United States through theft and bribery, according to Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Kash Patel.
In a social media post on Thursday Patel said the FBI worked with interagency partners led by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi to arrest the suspects for alleged theft of government property and a bribery scheme.
“These individuals have been charged with stealing America’s defense intelligence capabilities and empowering adversaries like China in betrayal of our country. They will now face American justice,” he wrote.
“Jian Zhao, and Li Tian, active-duty U.S. Army soldiers stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, along with Ruoyu Duan, a former U.S. Army soldier, were arrested today following indictments by federal grand juries in the District of Oregon and the Western District of Washington,” the agency said.