Ex-Army employee charged over alleged classified-leak to journalist

The Justice Department says former Army employee Courtney Williams, who held a top-secret clearance (2010–2016) and worked at Fort Bragg with Delta Force, was arrested for transmitting classified national defense information to a journalist, after more than 180 messages and over 10 hours of calls between 2022 and 2025. The journalist has been named in a 2025 book and a Politico Magazine piece published Aug. 12, 2025. Williams faces Espionage Act-related charges; she is represented by a federal public defender. The article also notes her past complaints of harassment and that allied comments from Seth Harp defend her as a whistleblower. The case remains under legal proceedings.