FBI Arrests Former Fort Bragg TS/SCI Holder for Espionage Act Violation in Delta Force Classified Leak Case

The FBI arrested Courtney Williams, 40, a former Defense Department employee who held TS/SCI clearance supporting a Special Military Unit at Fort Bragg, on charges of transmitting classified national defense information to journalist Seth Harp for his book The Fort Bragg Cartel. Williams allegedly shared tactics, techniques, and procedures of elite military units over 10 hours of phone calls and 180 text messages between 2022 and 2024. The case has drawn competing narratives: FBI Director Patel praised the FBI Counterintelligence and Espionage Division's work, while Harp and advocates characterize Williams as a whistleblower who exposed sexual harassment and gender discrimination in Delta Force, noting former operators routinely disclose similar information on podcasts.