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CIA contractor faces years in jail for leaking highly-sensitive defense information to his lover who posted it on her blog, feds say
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FBI Arrests Former CIA Contractor for Alleged Unauthorized Disclosure of Classified Intelligence
Brinksman, who previously provided services to the Central Intelligence Agency, held a Top Secret security clearance with access to Sensitive Compartmented Information throughout his tenure .
According to the criminal complaint, Brinksman began working for a federal agency in the Eastern District of Virginia in 2020 before transitioning to a role as a systems integration developer for a government contractor in 2022 .
Ratcliffe stated that the unauthorized release of classified data threatens intelligence sources and the safety of personnel, adding that the agency maintains a policy of zero tolerance for such leaks .
The case is being handled by the National Security Division, with the FBI’s Chicago and Washington field offices participating in the investigation .
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