New: DOJ just announced the arrest of Henry Kyle Frese, a DIA employee accused of leaking U.S. intelligence reports about a foreign country’s weapons systems to journalists in 2018 and 2019.
Frese worked as a counter-terrorism analyst at DIA until today.
Frese worked as a counter-terrorism analyst at DIA until today.
Police intercepted phone calls, text messages & Twitter DMs between Henry Frese and the journalist, who prosecutors say was in a relationship with Frese (they seemed to base that idea on public social media information).
When asked if the reporters will be charged, one prosecutor said “At this point we’re just here to talk about what the alleged conduct is.” No further comment.
That makes 6 prosecutions against accused leakers in 2 years, assistant AG John Demers said on a conference call.
That makes 6 prosecutions against accused leakers in 2 years, assistant AG John Demers said on a conference call.
There are lots of details in the Frese indictment showing how the FBI listened in on his calls and conversations with reporters. 
DOJ declined to say who Frese allegedly leaked to, but there are clues throughout the indictment. He is accused of RTing an article published by "Journalist 1" in Spring 2018.
This is....not ideal. People are looking at your Twitter feed, folks.
This is....not ideal. People are looking at your Twitter feed, folks.
As usual, @emptywheel nails it. Today's big news isn't the arrest, but the message to reporters. "DOJ decided to use a Title III warrant to intercept Freese’s calls to the journalists, something that would be more proportional to the mob, not journalists." emptywheel.net/2019/10/09/doj…
