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Former Army Employee and Top Secret Clearance Holder Arrested and Charged with Leaking Classified National Defense Information
https://www.justice.gov ^ | Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Posted on 04/08/2026 4:12:06 PM PDT by 11th_VA

The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d).

“Clearance holders accept a solemn obligation to protect the classified information entrusted to them,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “That they do so is critical to the security of our Nation. When clearance holders violate that trust, the National Security Division will act swiftly to hold them accountable.”

“We trust our war fighting individuals to cooperate as a team to protect our military and country,” said U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina Ellis Boyle. “We will pursue criminal charges to keep these warriors safe whenever we find leakers exalting their own feelings over the safety of the United States.” …

According to court documents, from 2010 to 2016, Williams worked for a Special Military Unit (SMU) and held a Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance. As a clearance holder, Williams received training as to the proper handling, safeguarding, and storage of classified information. Williams also signed a Classified Nondisclosure Agreement which, in relevant part, confirmed her understanding that the unauthorized disclosure of classified information could constitute a criminal offense. In her role at the SMU, Williams had daily access to a broad range of classified information.

As alleged, between 2022 and 2025, Williams repeatedly communicated with the Journalist via telephone and text messages. During this period, Williams and the Journalist had over 10 hours of telephone calls and exchanged more than 180 messages. In one such message, the Journalist identified themselves as a journalist and stated that they sought information about the SMU in support of an upcoming article and book. After these communications with Williams, the Journalist published a book and article that named Williams as a source and attributed specific statements to her. Some of these statements contained classified national defense information. In addition to her disclosures to the Journalist, Williams also made unauthorized disclosures of national defense information via her social media accounts.

On the day the article and book were published, Williams exchanged several messages with the Journalist. In one such message, Williams stated that she was “concerned about the amount of classified information being disclosed.” In a separate message to a third party, Williams added that, “I might actually get arrested . . . for disclosing classified information.” In a subsequent message, Williams citied a statutory provision of the Espionage Act. And when asked how she knew that she may face legal consequences for her disclosures to the Journalist, Williams responded, “I have known my entire career,” adding that “they tell you everyday . . . 100 times a day.” Finally, in a message to a different third party, Williams stated that she was “probably going to jail for life.”


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2010; 2016; 2022; 2023; 2024; 2025; bookdeals; classified; courtneywilliams; espionageact; farrah; fortbragg; harp; leaks; northcarolina; sethharp; smu; socialmedia; wagram
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Complicated backstory:

‘My Life Became a Living Hell’: One Woman’s Career in Delta Force, the Army’s Most Elite Unit

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/08/12/fort-bragg-delta-force-women-military-hegseth-00495824

1 posted on 04/08/2026 4:12:06 PM PDT by 11th_VA
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To: 11th_VA

Hang her traitorous ass…. Right out in front of God and country!


2 posted on 04/08/2026 4:15:33 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender)
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To: 11th_VA

Lets see if her penalty is anything approaching what a male defendant would get.


3 posted on 04/08/2026 4:17:13 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: 11th_VA

Not Tuckiyya Qatarlson’s son? Crap. There goes a hundred bucks.


4 posted on 04/08/2026 4:18:51 PM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. )
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To: 11th_VA

That article, alone, should have had her out of there already.


5 posted on 04/08/2026 4:20:41 PM PDT by CodeToad
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To: Just mythoughts

(The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina yesterday and a federal grand jury indicted her today in connection with her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist (the Journalist). Williams allegedly violated 18 U.S.C. § 793(d).)

Excellent

Now do Hillary Diane Jezebel Rodham Clinton
and Transgender Day of Visibility Resident Joe Biden


6 posted on 04/08/2026 4:24:02 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: 11th_VA

GOOD. Keep arrest folks please...
This is the time and the idealism of Absolute Idiots. https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/the-idealism-of-absolute-idiots


7 posted on 04/08/2026 4:24:29 PM PDT by Palmettojones
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To: SaveFerris

The Heavenly Father will ‘judge’ Jezebel Clinton.. no DC court will ever convict her and the last thing WeThe People need is some pervert jury calling Jezebel’innocent’!


8 posted on 04/08/2026 4:27:13 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender)
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To: 11th_VA

STUPID DEMOCRAT BROAD!


9 posted on 04/08/2026 4:27:42 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: 11th_VA

Who is the journalist?


10 posted on 04/08/2026 4:29:24 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Just mythoughts

and yet some were blaming Israel saying they leaked it..because of course, its ALWAYS Israel’s fault, no it was this chick’s fault and she needs to be hung for what she did


11 posted on 04/08/2026 4:30:05 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: Ann Archy

I think it was someone at NBC


12 posted on 04/08/2026 4:30:24 PM PDT by Sarah Barracuda
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To: 11th_VA

Is she a Lesbo?


13 posted on 04/08/2026 4:30:30 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion.....the HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: 11th_VA

Courtney
14 posted on 04/08/2026 4:30:48 PM PDT by OldHarbor
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To: OldHarbor

I’d hit it.


15 posted on 04/08/2026 4:34:04 PM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn)
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To: Ann Archy

Seth Harp, according to Politico.


16 posted on 04/08/2026 4:34:12 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (The greatest wealth is to live content with little. -Plato)
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To: 11th_VA

Throw the book at her. An example needs to be made.


17 posted on 04/08/2026 4:34:37 PM PDT by Flaming Conservative ((Pray without ceasing))
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To: Sarah Barracuda

But of course…. It is always somebody’s else fault. I cannot wait to hear her religious affliction.. nobody will ever accuse her of being MAGA..


18 posted on 04/08/2026 4:35:06 PM PDT by Just mythoughts (Matthew 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender)
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To: 11th_VA

19 posted on 04/08/2026 4:36:32 PM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: Just mythoughts

Hillary is obviously a protected “asset”

That’s why she gets away with so much

For now

Hillary said she wanted to be
the first President to march in
a Gay Pride Parade 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

I guess it’s all one big joke to her


20 posted on 04/08/2026 4:38:15 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They Did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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