Courtney Williams is a former U.S. Army employee and veteran who was recently arrested and indicted in April 2026 for allegedly leaking classified national defense information to a journalist.
“US Army veteran charged with leaking classified information to journalist. This is a Reuter summary. Courtney Williams of Wagram, North Carolina. Um, she worked in a special military unit at the US Army base in Fort Bragg and held a top secret sensitive compartment compartmented information security clearance.”
“Harp said the journalist said after the indictment that W Williams was a courageous whistleblower who exposed rampant gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the US Army's Delta Force.”
“Prosecutors allege she communicated by phone and text message with a journalist who was seeking information for an article in a book about the unit.”
“40-year-old Courtney Williams was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday in North Carolina. Stars and Stripes reports that the indictment is based on over 100 messages that Williams exchanged with an author writing a book about Fort Bragg.”
“The government alleges she shared classified national defense secrets that appeared in the published book.”
“A former Fort Bragg employee has been arrested and charged with leaking classified Delta Force secrets to a journalist. 40-year-old Courtney Williams worked for the Army's elite special operations unit from 2010 to 2016, holding top secret clearance.”
“In one text on publication day, Williams admitted she had disclosed classified details, worrying it could lead to her arrest.”
“HARP defends Williams as a whistleblower exposing sexual harassment and discrimination in the unit.”
“A former Fort Bragg employee has been arrested and charged with leaking classified Delta Force secrets to a journalist. 40-year-old Courtney Williams worked for the Army's elite special operations unit from 2010 to 2016, holding top secret clearance.”
“Prosecutors say she shared sensitive information about the Delta Force with reporter Seth Hara between 2022 and 2025.”
“In one text on publication day, Williams admitted she had disclosed classified details, worrying it could lead to her arrest.”
“HARP defends Williams as a whistleblower exposing sexual harassment and discrimination in the unit.”
“a US Army veteran was charged on Wednesday with providing classified information to a journalist for a book that alleged drug trafficking, murder, and corruption at a military base where she had worked. The Department of Justice has also said that Courtney Williams of Wagram, North Carolina, was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist.”
“The Department has added that Williams worked from 2010 to 2016 for a special military unit at the US Army base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and held a top secret/sensitive compartmented information security clearance.”
“The Department has stated that prosecutors alleged that between 2022 and 2025, Williams repeatedly coordinated by phone and by text message with a journalist who was seeking information for an article and book about the unit.”
“目前Williams已被聯邦大陪審團起訴，面臨《間諜法》等重罪指控。”
“Yeah, he's saying that this is just a vindictive act of retaliation by the US Attorney's Office after Courtney Williams spoke to him about the mistreatment she says she received when working for Delta Force in Fort Bragg.”
“A Fort Bragg special operations command veteran is at the center of it facing federal charges for sharing classified information with a journalist.”
“A criminal complaint filed today indicates she had concerns about how HARP's reporting could affect her, telling her mother, 'I might actually get arrested.'”
“Now, if she is found guilty on this charge, Williams faces a maximum of 10 years in federal prison and fines as well.”
“Courtney Williams is accused of sharing classified information with a journalist over several years.”
“Easley, now practicing law as a defense attorney himself, says Williams does have a chance at a good defense.”
“The federal complaint also alleges Williams signed a classified information non-disclosure agreement when she was hired, and again when she left her post.”