The Justice Department announced the arrest of a former Army employee for her “alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it.”
The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina.
Williams allegedly leaked classified information to a journalist.
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HOLY CRAP! The FBI has arrested former US Special Operations and DELTA FORCE veteran Courtney Williams for violating the ESPIONAGE ACT
DOJ says she transmitted classified national defense intel to the media and put our warfighters at risk
This sends a message to leakers!… pic.twitter.com/jOPWGIwYug
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 8, 2026
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Courtney Williams worked in a Special Military Unit from 2010 to 2016 and had top secret clearance with access to a significant amount of classified material, charging documents say.
Federal prosecutors allege that from 2022 to 2025, Williams shared classified information that the journalist used in reporting for an article and book on Fort
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