Conservative Institute·6 hours ago·Tuesday, October 27, 2026, 12:02 AM

FBI arrests CIA contractor accused of leaking top-secret defense data to Substack girlfriend

Federal agents arrested a CIA contractor accused of leaking the nation’s most closely held secrets to his Substack-publishing girlfriend, a case officials call a betrayal of trust. Ian A. Brinksman, a 42-year-old Washington, D.C., resident, was taken into custody Friday morning after the FBI searched his home. Prosecutors say he unlawfully transmitted classified national defense

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