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CIA contractor accused of leaking classified reports to journalist girlfriend
The FBI arrested a contractor for the CIA and charged him with leaking information from classified intelligence reports to a journalist with whom he had a romantic relationship.
The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, 42, a contractor for the CIA, and charged him under the Espionage Act with illegally transmitting information related to national defense, an offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
An FBI affidavit states that between March and October, Brinksman accessed five classified intelligence reports unrelated to his duties and passed information from them to a journalist with whom he had a romantic relationship. The document identifies her as "Person 1"; she has not been charged.
The Israeli website Ynet reported that the leaked information concerned Israel's efforts to persuade Washington to assassinate a senior Iranian official, U.S.-Israeli military cooperation, and an agency assessment of the risk of an internal conflict breaking out in Israel. These details appeared in media reports, not in the charging documents.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the unauthorized disclosure of classified materials poses serious risks to national security, intelligence sources, ongoing operations and agency personnel.
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