[jazusamo]

Yes, first I've heard of this also and it's fair to say he is being set up for something. The below is the last sentence of the short article.

The officials asked not to be identified discussing an ongoing criminal investigation.

I didn't count the number of times "official or officials" was used in the article but it was plenty.

Bunch of stand up guys or gals aren't they? They're feeding unofficial official info to the press.

[Future Snake Eater]

Their careers would be done for commenting on a murder investigation to the press. They really shouldn’t be saying anything.

[xzins]

We know from Haditha and from other military cases that CID, the Army Criminal investigators, pretend neutrality but actually work for themselves and the prosecution. They are the same role as the Navy/Marine investigators.

If I’d bet on the source of an “unofficial info feed” I’d bet on CID.