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Defense Official Arrested For Leaking Information

The Hill | by Mark Miller

The Department of Justice on Wednesday announced the arrest of a Defense Intelligence Agency official for allegedly leaking classified information to journalists, including one with whom he was apparently in a relationship. Law enforcement officials arrested 30-year-old Henry Kyle Frese of Virginia as he arrived at work Tuesday and charged him with two counts of willful transmission of national defense information. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 20 years in prison.