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Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government

Last updated 2026-08-27T12:00:00+00:00 · 1 unique source(s)

What we know

Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, a former IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), pleaded guilty yesterday to transmission of national defense information to a foreign government.

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U.S. Department of Justice: Former U.S. Government Employee Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Classified Information to Foreign Government2026-08-27