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

Nathan Vilas Laatsch, a 29-year-old former IT specialist for the Defense Intelligence Agency, has pleaded guilty to transmitting national defense information to a foreign government. The Justice Department announced the plea from Laatsch, who resides in Alexandria, Virginia. This action signifies a critical admission in a case involving the leakage of sensitive information.

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