He ran the monitoring that catches leakers, so he copied the documents out by hand
2026-08-31World
Nathan Vilas Laatsch worked in the Defense Intelligence Agency's Insider Threat Division, enabling user activity monitoring on people with access to DIA systems. When he decided to pass secrets to a foreign government, he transcribed them at his desk on paper. He has pleaded guilty, and the plea recommends 11 to 18 years.