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DOJ charges government contractor with leaking secrets to journalist girlfriend

By Daniel Trotta Oct 23 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department accused a government contractor on Friday of leaking national defense information to his girlfriend, the publisher of a Substack newsletter. The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, ‌42, on Friday following a search of his Washington home, a Justice Department statement said. Prosecutors charged ‌him with unlawfully transmitting national defense information. A federal public defender representing Brinksman declined to comment. “As alleged, Bri