WASHINGTON — A counterterrorism analyst with the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency who appears to have a Canadian background was arrested on Wednesday over charges he leaked classified materials about a foreign country’s weapons system to two journalists in 2018 and 2019, the U.S. Justice Department said in federal court filings on Wednesday. The two reporters to whom he leaked information were colleagues, and one of them was apparently romantically involved with Frese, the FBI said in court filings. This marks the sixth case in the U.S. involving leaks of classified information in a little over two years. Public Twitter messages referenced in the court filings indicate that Journalist 1 is Amanda Macias, a national security reporter for CNBC. The filings also reference public Twitter messages that indicate Journalist 2 is Courtney Kube, a national security correspondent for NBC.

Source: National Post October 10, 2019 00:11 UTC