US Politics | First openly trans US Army officer Jamie Lee Henry & wife Anna Gabrielian charged with scheme to give info to Russia
A MARRIED couple has been charged in connection with a scheme to give confidential medical information about members of the US military to the Russian government. US Army Major Jamie Lee Henry, 39, and her wife, Johns Hopkins Hospital anesthesiologist, Anna Gabrielian, 36, are accused of helping Russia during the ongoing war against Ukraine. 
A married couple has been charged with attempting to give confidential medical information to the Russian government 
US ArmyJamie Lee Henry, the first openly trans-active-duty officer for the US Army, had secret-level clearance at Fort Bragg '/ ' 
LinkedinHer wife, Anna Gabrielian, is a physician at Johns Hopkins '/ ' Henry publicly came out as transgender in 2015 and was reported as the first known active-duty Army officer to be openly trans. While identifying as a woman, the indictment against her repeatedly uses male pronouns to describe Henry. The couple attempted to give the confidential information to a Russian Embassy employee but instead handed it over to an undercover FBI agent, said prosecutors. They have been charged with conspiracy and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information. READ MORE CRIME 
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HUNT GOES ON Bullet found by Debbie Collier's remains 'may have forced her to obey killer' Henry held a secret-level security clearance at Fort Bragg in North Carolina due to her position as a staff internist. Her wife, Gabrielian, speaks both English and Russian, according to Johns Hopkins. The undercover agent posing as a person working for the Russian Embassy in Washington approached Gabrielian in mid-August, asking her about the assistance she offered to the Embassy a few months previous. According to the indictment, the couple allegedly provided the agent with medical information of patients at Fort Bragg and Johns Hopkins to show ...the potential for the Russian government to gain insights into the medical conditions of individuals associated with the US government and military, to exploit this information.... Most read in The US Sun QUICK TRIP Inside supersonic plane that will fly from London to NY in 80 minutes STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says LEGEND GONE Coolio dead at 59 with rapper's cause of death unknown following collapse NEW DETAILS New court date set in Lily Peters, 10, case after cousin accused of murder ELON PHONE HOME Incredible snaps show light blazes caused by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm NEWSMAN MOURNED Longtime CBS News correspondent dead after 50-year career at TV network Gabrielian agreed to meet with the agent in a hotel room in Baltimore, Maryland on August, 17, read the indictment. She also called the agent several times to ...reaffirm... that she and Henry were ...committed to helping Russia.... Gabrielian allegedly told the agent ...she was motivated by patriotism toward Russia to provide any assistance she could to Russia, even if it meant being fired or going to jail,... read the indictment. She even claimed that Henry would be ...a more important source for Russia,... due to Henry's position in the military. ...Henry explained to the 'undercover agent that they were ' committed to assisting Russia, and he had looked into volunteering to join the Russian Army after the conflict in Ukraine began, but Russia wanted people with 'combat experience,' and he did not have any,... read the indictment. ...Henry further stated: 'the way I am viewing what is going on in Ukraine now, is that the United States is using Ukrainians as a proxy for their own hatred toward Russia.... Two weeks later, the couple gave the agent the information during another meeting in a hotel room, this time in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gabrielian allegedly disclosed the information of ...the spouse of a person currently employed by the Office of Naval Intelligence... and ...highlighted to the 'agent ' a medical issue reflected in the records 'of that person ' that Russia could exploit,... according to the indictment. At the same meeting, Henry gave medical information of a current Defense Department employee, a retired Army veteran, an Army vet's spouse and the spouse of two deceased Army vets. The couple could face a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted and a maximum of five years for disclosing individually identifiable health information. More to follow...For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at Sun Online. The-sun.com is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheUSSun.
A married couple has been charged with attempting to give confidential medical information to the Russian government US ArmyJamie Lee Henry, the first openly trans-active-duty officer for the US Army, had secret-level clearance at Fort Bragg '/ ' LinkedinHer wife, Anna Gabrielian, is a physician at Johns Hopkins '/ ' Henry publicly came out as transgender in 2015 and was reported as the first known active-duty Army officer to be openly trans. While identifying as a woman, the indictment against her repeatedly uses male pronouns to describe Henry. The couple attempted to give the confidential information to a Russian Embassy employee but instead handed it over to an undercover FBI agent, said prosecutors. They have been charged with conspiracy and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information. READ MORE CRIME GUN MASSACRE Five people including mom & two kids found shot dead as suspect arrested HUNT GOES ON Bullet found by Debbie Collier's remains 'may have forced her to obey killer' Henry held a secret-level security clearance at Fort Bragg in North Carolina due to her position as a staff internist. Her wife, Gabrielian, speaks both English and Russian, according to Johns Hopkins. The undercover agent posing as a person working for the Russian Embassy in Washington approached Gabrielian in mid-August, asking her about the assistance she offered to the Embassy a few months previous. According to the indictment, the couple allegedly provided the agent with medical information of patients at Fort Bragg and Johns Hopkins to show ...the potential for the Russian government to gain insights into the medical conditions of individuals associated with the US government and military, to exploit this information.... Most read in The US Sun QUICK TRIP Inside supersonic plane that will fly from London to NY in 80 minutes STORM TRAGEDY Hundreds feared dead after Hurricane Ian hits Florida, sheriff says LEGEND GONE Coolio dead at 59 with rapper's cause of death unknown following collapse NEW DETAILS New court date set in Lily Peters, 10, case after cousin accused of murder ELON PHONE HOME Incredible snaps show light blazes caused by Elon Musk's SpaceX firm NEWSMAN MOURNED Longtime CBS News correspondent dead after 50-year career at TV network Gabrielian agreed to meet with the agent in a hotel room in Baltimore, Maryland on August, 17, read the indictment. She also called the agent several times to ...reaffirm... that she and Henry were ...committed to helping Russia.... Gabrielian allegedly told the agent ...she was motivated by patriotism toward Russia to provide any assistance she could to Russia, even if it meant being fired or going to jail,... read the indictment. She even claimed that Henry would be ...a more important source for Russia,... due to Henry's position in the military. ...Henry explained to the 'undercover agent that they were ' committed to assisting Russia, and he had looked into volunteering to join the Russian Army after the conflict in Ukraine began, but Russia wanted people with 'combat experience,' and he did not have any,... read the indictment. ...Henry further stated: 'the way I am viewing what is going on in Ukraine now, is that the United States is using Ukrainians as a proxy for their own hatred toward Russia.... Two weeks later, the couple gave the agent the information during another meeting in a hotel room, this time in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gabrielian allegedly disclosed the information of ...the spouse of a person currently employed by the Office of Naval Intelligence... and ...highlighted to the 'agent ' a medical issue reflected in the records 'of that person ' that Russia could exploit,... according to the indictment. At the same meeting, Henry gave medical information of a current Defense Department employee, a retired Army veteran, an Army vet's spouse and the spouse of two deceased Army vets. The couple could face a maximum of 10 years in prison if convicted and a maximum of five years for disclosing individually identifiable health information. More to follow...For the latest news on this story, keep checking back at Sun Online. The-sun.com is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, sports news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSunUS and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheUSSun.
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