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Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information

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Federal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a …

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  1. Just the News

    FBI arrests former CIA contractor in classified information leak case (opens Just the News)

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    Ian A. Brinksman, a former contractor who provided services to the CIA, was charged with unlawfully transmitting national defense information, according to the Justice Department.

  2. UPI

    Government contractor arrested over classified information leak (opens UPI)

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    A U.S. government contractor was arrested Friday on charges of leaking classified national defense information to his romantic partner.

  3. Washington Examiner

    FBI arrests CIA contractor for allegedly leaking classified material (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The FBI arrested a Washington, D.C., man on Friday over allegations that he leaked national defense information while working as a government contractor for the CIA. The Department of Justice alleged Ian A.

  4. New York Post

    US accuses government contractor of leaking classified info to girlfriend’s Substack (opens New York Post)

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    The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, 42, on Friday following a search of his Washington home, a Justice Department statement said.

  5. MyStateline

    Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information (opens MyStateline)

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    Federal authorities arrested a government contractor and charged him with leaking classified national defense information, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Friday. FBI investigators have accused 42-year-old Ian Brinksman, an employee of a third-party company which provided services to a …

  6. BizPac Review

    Former Naval intelligence officer arrested after allegedly leaking nation’s ‘most closely held secrets’ to romantic partner for publication (opens BizPac Review)

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    A U.S. government contractor was arrested Friday morning after he allegedly leaked classified information to a romantic partner. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested District of […]

  7. The Daily Caller

    CIA Contractor Arrested After Allegedly Leaking Nation’s ‘Most Closely Held Secrets’ To Romantic Partner For Publication (opens The Daily Caller)

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    ‘he was caught allegedly betraying his oath’

  8. Townhall

  9. American Greatness

    FBI Arrests CIA Contractor Accused of Leaking Classified Defense Secrets to Romantic Partner (opens American Greatness)

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    Brinksman allegedly accessed sensitive intelligence and provided it to an individual who published classified material on Substack. Source

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