A US Army Special Operations veteran, Courtney Williams, is facing federal charges for allegedly transmitting classified military tactics and procedures to journalist Seth Harp for his 2025 book on Fort Bragg.
Williams, who spent eight years with Delta Force, an elite counterterrorism unit based at Fort Bragg, signed a Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement when she was hired in 2010 and again when she left her job in 2015.
Harp, an investigative reporter and foreign correspondent, has written for various publications including Rolling Stone, the New York Times, and the Texas Observer.
Williams reportedly exchanged at least 10 hours of phone calls and 180 text messages with Harp between 2022 and 2024, sharing documents with file names "Batch 1 for Reporter" and "Batch 2 for Reporter".
Harp's book, The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces, was released in August 2025 and talks about various sexual harassment and discrimination experiences Williams had during her time with Delta Force.
