US: Ex-Army Major, wife tried to give Russia military health records

The U.S. Army’s first openly transgender officer is now under house arrest. Dr. Jamie Lee Henry, and his wife, are both accused of trying to pass private military health records of U.S. soldiers to a person they thought was working for Russia.

Henry came out as transgender in 2015 but used male pronouns during his initial court appearance.

Henry’s wife, Dr. Anna Gabrielian, is an anesthesiologist at Johns Hopkins. Henry is a former U.S. Army Major, and was also a doctor at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. Henry held a secret security clearance at Fort Bragg.

According to court documents, after Russia invaded Ukraine, the couple wanted to give the Russian government documents that could help the Putin regime “gain insights into the medical conditions of individuals associated with the U.S. government and military.”

The unsealed indictment paints the picture it was Henry’s wife, Dr. Gabrielian, who instigated the scheme.

Court documents said while at a Baltimore hotel in August, Gabrielian told an undercover 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.”

The indictment said Gabrielian and Henry met with the undercover agent again that day. At the second meeting, Henry reportedly told the undercover agent he too was committed to Russia.

The couple eventually gave the undercover agent, who they thought was a Russian spy, information on current and former military officials and their spouses. Henry and his wife are criminally charged with conspiracy and wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information.

The judge in the case said the two must remain on house arrest while the case moves forward.

If convicted, a conspiracy charge carries a maximum sentence of five years. A wrongful disclosure of individually identifiable health information charge carries a 10-year maximum sentence.

Reuters contributed to this report.