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Defense Employee Arrested for Attempting to Leak Secrets

6/3/2025

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Nathan Laatsch, a 28-year-old employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was arrested for trying to leak classified information to a foreign government. With a Top Secret clearance, he unwittingly communicated with an undercover FBI agent posing as a foreign official, sharing sensitive documents. The DOJ has labeled his actions a grave danger to national security.

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Nathan Laatsch, a 28-year-old employee of the Defense Intelligence Agency, was arrested for trying to leak classified information to a foreign government. With a Top Secret clearance, he unwittingly communicated with an undercover FBI agent posing as a foreign official, sharing sensitive documents. The DOJ has labeled his actions a grave danger to national security.