FBI Director Kash Patel has issued a stern warning to 'would-be leakers' after the arrest of a former US Army Special Operations veteran, Courtney Williams, who allegedly transmitted classified military tactics and procedures to a journalist.
Williams, a former SOCOM employee, was charged with federal crimes for allegedly providing classified information to the journalist, Seth Harp, for his 2025 book on Fort Bragg.
In a statement, Patel emphasized that the FBI will not tolerate those who seek to betray the country and put Americans in harm's way.
According to the complaint, Williams signed a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement when she was hired in 2010 and again when she left her job in 2015.
The investigation revealed that Williams spent at least 10 hours on the phone with Harp and exchanged about 180 text messages with him between 2022 and 2024.
The complaint stated that Williams planned to share at least 10 batches of documents with Harp, which included personnel documents from her time with the Special Military Unit (SMU).
