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FBI Arrests Contractor for Leaking Classified Defense Info
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- Ian Brinksman, a U.S. government contractor, was arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information to his girlfriend.
- The FBI searched Brinksman's Washington, D.C., home and found records of unauthorized classified-report access.
- Assistant Attorney General John Eisenberg charged Brinksman under the Espionage Act, exposing him to a possible ten-year prison term.
- Prosecutors say Brinksman gave his Substack-publishing girlfriend at least five Secret items between March and October 2026.