Former Army Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Info Released to Home Detention
A federal judge in Raleigh, North Carolina, has ordered the release of Courtney Williams, a former Army contractor accused of leaking classified information about an elite special military unit at Fort Bragg. Williams, 40, faces four counts of communicating national defense information, including disclosing members' names, tactics, and unit aliases to journalist Seth Harp and on social media between 2022 and 2025. She will remain under home detention with location monitoring and is prohibited from contacting media or using social platforms while awaiting trial. Each charge carries a potential sentence of up to ten years in prison. The FBI stated that her actions endangered national security, warfighters, and allies. Williams, who held top-secret clearance until 2016, is linked to a 2025 Politico article and Harp’s book, 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which allege discrimination within the unit. Harp defends Williams as a whistleblower, criticizing the indictment as misleading. Court documents reveal Williams expressed concern about the volume of classified data disclosed and previously told her mother she feared arrest for her actions.
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Former Army Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Info Released to Home Detention
A federal judge in Raleigh, North Carolina, has ordered the release of Courtney Williams, a former Army contractor accused of leaking classified information about an elite special military unit at Fort Bragg. Williams, 40, faces four counts of communicating national defense information, including disclosing members' names, tactics, and unit aliases to journalist Seth Harp and on social media between 2022 and 2025. She will remain under home detention with location monitoring and is prohibited from contacting media or using social platforms while awaiting trial. Each charge carries a potential sentence of up to ten years in prison. The FBI stated that her actions endangered national security, warfighters, and allies. Williams, who held top-secret clearance until 2016, is linked to a 2025 Politico article and Harp’s book, 'The Fort Bragg Cartel,' which allege discrimination within the unit. Harp defends Williams as a whistleblower, criticizing the indictment as misleading. Court documents reveal Williams expressed concern about the volume of classified data disclosed and previously told her mother she feared arrest for her actions.
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