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Army Veteran Charged with Disclosing Classified Information About Elite Unit
Courtney Williams, a 40-year-old Army veteran from Wagram, North Carolina, faces charges under the Espionage Act for allegedly sharing classified details of her work with a special military unit at Fort Bragg. The information was provided to a journalist, according to federal authorities. Williams appeared in federal court in Raleigh on Wednesday, where the case was unsealed.
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Courtney Williams, 40, of Wagram, North Carolina, has been charged with violating a provision of the Espionage Act and multiple nondisclosure agreements. The charges stem from her alleged disclosure of classified information about her work with a special military unit at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
U.S. Justice Department news release. Williams appeared in federal court in Raleigh on Wednesday, where a magistrate judge unsealed the case filed late last week. U.S. Marshals Service pending hearings scheduled for early next week.
Court records did not immediately identify Williams' lawyer. A family member of Williams declined to comment on the charges when reached by phone on Wednesday.
on the Charges Reid Davis, FBI special agent in charge in North Carolina, stated in the Justice Department news release that the disclosure involved information vowed to be protected.
Roman Rozhavsky, assistant director of the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Division, said Williams swore an oath to safeguard nation’s secrets as an employee supporting the special military unit but allegedly shared classified information with a media outlet. U.S. military members, and allies at risk, according to one official.
to an FBI affidavit, Williams was cleared as a defense contractor in April 2010 and became a Department of Defense employee in November 2010.
She worked as an operational support technician responsible for tactics, techniques, and procedures used in preparation for and during sensitive missions. Her access to classified information was suspended based on an internal investigation, and she was debriefed in September 2015, signing a nondisclosure agreement.
The government alleges Williams communicated with the unnamed journalist from 2022 to 2025, including over 10 hours of telephone calls and more than 180 messages.
