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Top-secret CIA contractor accused of handing girlfriend 'most closely held secrets'

A government contractor with top-secret access is facing federal charges after allegedly feeding classified intelligence to someone he was dating. The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, a Washington resident who did contract work for the CIA , on Friday after searching his home, the Justice Department announced . Prosecutors allege he passed national defense…

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Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense informationFederal 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 government agency, of leaking national defense…

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