Army veteran charged with leaking classified information to journalist

An ex-Army employee that had top-secret clearance has been charged with leaking classified information, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).In a Wednesday press release, the DOJ said that 40-year-old Courtney Williams of North Carolina was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday. Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury on Wednesday regarding “her alleged transmission of classified national defense information to individuals not authorized to receive it, including a journalist,” according to the DOJ.Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5823128-courtney-williams-indicted-national-security/?tbref=hp#usarmy #army #fortbragg #doj