# Government contractor arrested for allegedly leaking national defense information — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:the-hill)  published 2026-10-24 13:58 ingested 2026-10-24 14:50

[original source ↗](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/6169997-contractor-arrested-leaking-defense-info/)

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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 government agency, of leaking national defense information to his girlfriend, who writes an online...
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