Friday, March 13, 2026

Missouri man charged with sending classified defense information to China


(From the U. S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri)

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 occasions, the defendant willfully transmitted SECRET level documents to two separate individuals who were not entitled or authorized to receive it. The first transmission occurred on Dec. 10, 2022, when the defendant transmitted a white paper containing verbatim and near verbatim excerpts from classified U.S. government documents and was sent to an individual in Maryland. The second transmission of a document containing verbatim and near verbatim excerpts from classified U.S. government documents occurred on April 20, 2023, and was sent to an individual believed to be in the People’s Republic of China.

The charges contained in this indictment are simply accusations, and not evidence of guilt. Evidence supporting the charges must be presented to a federal trial jury, whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.








If convicted, under federal statutes, Chambers is subject to a sentence of up to 10 years in federal prison without parole on each count. The maximum statutory sentence is prescribed by Congress and is provided here for informational purposes, as the sentencing of the defendant will be determined by the court based on the advisory sentencing guidelines and other statutory factors.

This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jim Kelleher and Trial Attorneys Nicolas 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.


10 comments:

Benny Franklin said...

If trump can store top secret files in his golden latrine for all to sit and read on a fricking golf course, why can't a dude send a little info to china? Unfairly, this dude gets sent to Leavenworth while the orange taco gets to lead the world and America into a catastrophic ridiculous war and enough destruction of societal norms and the environment that will take generations to recover from. Hope you deplorables are regretting your vote now.

Anonymous said...

Never happened, lunatic.

Anonymous said...

I tried to read this but I don't speak hick-lib.

Anonymous said...

926 and 934 are sitting on the magat golden throne of BS while reading conspiracy theories, lies, and bowing before the orange "taco". What a miserable life.

Anonymous said...

U.S. Law: Title 18 U.S. Code Section 2381 states that whoever is guilty of treason against the United States shall be sentenced to death or imprisoned for not less than 5 years. I prefer Death for this Traitor!

6:59PM, 5:50AM, More Leftist Liberal Democratic Diatribe - How about Hillary's Laptop and Email Server in her Home Closet, how about Hillary helping Russia gain access to Uranium Mines in Canada and the US, while Bill Clinton got a $500,000 Speaking Fee in Russia for the Clinton Foundation while Hillary was Secretary of State, the 2012 Benghazi attack - which Hillary should have been charged with Treason -

OMG - You cannot make these TRUTH's UP - While you Naive Bastards - always lack the understanding of the Real Truth and Facts - because of your lower abilities - IQ's.

Jimmy Carter: According to USA Today, he found at least one batch of classified materials at his home in Plains, Georgia, and returned them.

Joe Biden: Classified documents from his time as Vice President were found in his Delaware home garage and personal library - And we cannot forget his Son, Hunter Biden and his Laptop or the FAMOUS AUTOPEN - While Biden was Sleeping - Signed more Illegal Legislation and Bills than any President -

Anonymous said...

Benny is completely lost, it's a shame what MSNBC and reddit has done to this country. Bury the retraction, or just stop talking about it, the damage is already done. Confirmation bias will take over from here.

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

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Again, only the Truth and Facts -
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Nov 11, 2024 at 11:07 AM EST

Anonymous said...

1207 Ouch PPPP! That one burns really bad. I need a doctor.

Anonymous said...

6:59, suffering from severe TDS, spouts nothing but blue anon conspiracy theories and then projects own shortcomings onto others lol
Classic lib