Intelligence Agency Employee Pleads Guilty to Trying to Share Classified Info with Foreign Government

Former DIA IT specialist admits sharing secret US information with foreign government

A former Defense Intelligence Agency employee admitted to trying to hand over classified U.S. intelligence to a foreign government, allegedly hoping to secure citizenship in return. Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty Wednesday to transmitting national defense information to a foreign government, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Laatsch had worked as an IT specialist at the Defense Intelligence Agency si…

Ex-Defense Intelligence Agency IT Specialist Pleads Guilty to Offering Secrets to Foreign Government

An Alexandria man sought foreign citizenship in exchange for classified material, according to court records.

Former Federal Worker Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Transmit Classified Intel to a Foreign Government

The Justice Department announced Thursday that a former federal employee has pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to an undisclosed foreign government. The department said 29-year-old Nathan Vilas Laatsch of Alexandria, Virginia, started working for the Defense Intelligence Agency as an IT specialist in 2019 and pleaded guilty Wednesday to transmitting classified information to a friendly foreign government.

Ex-US government official pleads guilty to sharing classified info

Nathan Vilas Laatsch, former employee of US Defense Intelligence Agency, admitted to offering classified information to foreign government, says Justice Department

Former DIA IT specialist pleads guilty to leaking secrets to foreign government

Nathan Vilas Laatsch, 29, of Alexandria, Virginia, pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to a foreign government, the Justice Department announced. Laatsch is a former information technology specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency.