Army Doctor and Wife Charged with Offering Troops' Sensitive Medical Records to Russia

[orangecrush]

An Army officer and his anesthesiologist wife have been charged with trying to provide the personal health information of service members to Russia, the Justice Department announced on Thursday.

Maj. Jamie Lee Henry, 39, and his wife, Anna Gabrielian, 36, were indicted by a grand jury on Wednesday for conspiracy and wrongfully disclosing health information of at least seven people, including patients at the base where Henry was stationed.


Henry was an Army doctor who was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and held a secret level security clearance, according to the indictment. He gained public recognition in 2015 for reportedly being the first known active-duty Army officer to come out as transgender and the first service member to change names and gender on military records, before a prolonged political debate that eventually led to open service for transgender troops.

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Believing that they were talking to a person connected to the Russian government, Gabrielian and Henry offered up private health information with the idea that the Russian government could use it "to gain insights into the medical conditions of individuals associated with the U.S. government and military [and] to exploit this information," authorities allege.


https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/09/29/army-doctor-and-wife-charged-offering-troops-sensitive-medical-records-russia.html

Never fails to amaze me how otherwise intelligent people can can make such blatantly stupid, catastrophic decisions.

[CrispyQ]

1. These weren't even top secret docs & this couple has already been charged.

Yet Trump walks free, shooting off his mouth, encouraging his cult to revolt again.

[Irish_Dem]

2. And still telling and selling secrets.

Damage to national security is incalculable.

[CrispyQ]

3. It boggles the mind that he gets this kind of kid glove treatment.

Our allies must be wondering WTF happened to the USA. I thought we were making gains restoring our reputation around the world, but this slow-as-molasses reaction to the worst security breach in our history, I just don't get it. ??? I think we look weak, like we're afraid of this bully.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Yes it weakens the reputation of the US every day.

We appear unable to handle the fact that half the US leadership is a crime syndicate.

We are making democracies look weak and foolish which is exactly what Putin wants.

And yes, the US is afraid of the GOP criminals.

[Ex Lurker]

5. Their being transgender has absolutely nothing to do with it

shouldn't have even been in the article. It's just bait for transphobes.

[jimfields33]

6. They were historic in the military

Yes it should be in the article. It’s news. They helped forge trans rights.

[orangecrush]

7. Whatever came over them

It's doubly sad they did something so positive, then ruined their lives and careers for Putin.

I seriously don't get it.

[jimfields33]

8. Just goes to show people are people.

People have the ability to screw up their lives. Doesn’t matter what classification group whatever, people do stupid things.