He was arraigned on Tuesday and is being held at the Oldham County Detention Center.
It was expected Dino Gaudio was working out a plea agreement with prosecutors as his attorneys said he would take responsibility for his actions, which were caught on tape.
Chao, the wife of Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, stepped down from her job early this year in the last weeks of the Trump administration.
Ethan Melzer hoped the potentially deadly information would be conveyed to jihadist terrorists to facilitate a mass attack on his fellow service members, the DOJ said.
WDRB spoke with Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on major topics in the city surrounding Breonna's Law, changes in LMPD and recent protests.
The scams include offering to get people a check faster or with more money.
Former officers Brian Stanfield, Todd Roadhouse and Mark Final all pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges on Monday. The trio will pay $170,000 in restitution as part of the plea deal.