A U.S. army couple has been arrested after allegedly providing health records of U.S. military employees to an FBI undercover agent they thought was an employee of the Russian embassy.
Dr. Anna Gabrielian, a Johns Hopkins hospital anesthesiologist working in Baltimore, and her husband, U.S. army major and doctor Jamie Lee Henr, were indicted Thursday morning in Maryland.
The couple was charged with conspiring to provide the Russian government with soldiers’ personal medical information, which is a federal offense.
Dr. Gabrielian, 36, was charged with one count of conspiracy and two counts of wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information.
Henry, 39, was also charged with one count of conspiracy but received five counts of wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information.
The couple can face up to five years in federal prison if convicted for the conspiracy. They also can have a maximum of 10 years in federal prison for each count of disclosing IIHI.
The Department of Justice said in a release, “Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically less than the maximum penalties. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after taking into account the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.”
The couple, who have been married since 2015, were released on home detention and their location will be monitored at all times following their court appearance.
Gabrielian also has a $500,000 unsecured bond, holding her liable for a breach of the bond’s conditions.
In a statement, Johns Hopkins said, “We were shocked to learn about this news this morning and intend to fully cooperate with investigators.”
According to the indictment, Gabrielian contacted the Russian embassy to offer assistance alongside Henry to the Russian government. In August, she was contacted by an FBI agent claiming to work for the embassy.
At that point in time, Henry, who worked as a staff internist at Fort Bragg in North Carolina and had secret security clearance, reportedly met with the undercover agent, again believing the agent to be working for the Russian Embassy. He supposedly provided the agent with health records of a U.S. Army officer, Department of Defense employee, and the spouses of three Army veterans.
Investigators also claim that Gabrielian met with the agent and offered to provide the medical information of the spouse of a government employee and military veteran.
Gabrielian supposedly 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.
Meanwhile, Henry told the agent, “My point of view is until the United States actually declares war against Russia, I’m able to help as much as I want. At that point, I’ll have some ethical issues I have to work through.”
simple case, Firing Squad.
no excuses
happy to perform this myself.
semper fi
I’ll hold your gun case for you proudly Veteran.
Firing squad. Hanging might be better. We can reuse rope. Bullets cost money. Then cremate the criminals.
I read these stories about these so-called undercover FBI agents and I realize what they’ve done in the past and I don’t trust any news story I read like this at all as far as being factual or as far as the FBI being honorable. They have lost all trust of the American people deservingly
You’re a conspiracy theory idiot Thomas. I agree with Veteran. Put a bullet in them both. Problem solved.
Firing squard! I would gladly paid for the bullets.