The FBI has arrested a former employee of a secret special military unit of the United States Army and accused her of illegally disclosing highly sensitive national defense information to a journalist and through her own social media posts.
Courtney Williams, a 40-year-old resident of North Carolina, was arrested Tuesday, April 7 and formally charged Wednesday by a federal grand jury. She faces charges that, if convicted, carry up to 10 years in prison, depending on the extent of the damage and the amount of information
leaked.Williams worked between 2010 and 2016 for a special military unit linked to elite operations at the Fort Bragg base, and had high-level security clearance. Because of his position, he had access to a wide range of protected data on military tactics, techniques, and procedures employed by U.S. forces
