IT Specialist Arrested for Attempting to Transmit Classified Information to Foreign Government
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 28, was arrested for attempting to share classified information with a foreign government, facing serious charges and potential life imprisonment.
FBI arrests would-be leaker
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Overview
Nathan Vilas Laatsch, a 28-year-old IT specialist from Alexandria, VA, was arrested for attempting to transmit classified information to a foreign government. Employed by the Defense Intelligence Agency since 2019, Laatsch had top-secret clearance and allegedly expressed discontent with U.S. leadership. The FBI's investigation began in March after a tip-off, leading to staged interactions where Laatsch provided sensitive documents. He was arrested on May 29 after attempting to deliver a thumb drive containing classified materials. Laatsch faces severe charges, including potential life imprisonment, and is scheduled for a detention hearing on June 4.
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Nathan Vilas Laatsch was an IT specialist working in the Insider Threat Division of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
The FBI's investigation began after receiving a tip that Laatsch had offered to provide classified information to a foreign government.
The materials included completed intelligence products, unprocessed intelligence, and other assorted classified documentation, some of which were marked as Top Secret or Secret.
Laatsch used a thumb drive to transmit the classified information. He deposited it at a public park in northern Virginia, believing it would be retrieved by the foreign government.
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