Top-secret CIA contractor accused of handing girlfriend 'most closely held secrets'
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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 information to a romantic partner who runs a newsletter on Substack.
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