The FBI alleges that Brinksman repeatedly accessed classified intelligence reports and shared information that later appeared in at least five of Chávez’s articles in 2026. | Representative Image
\n\nThe US Justice Department has accused a government contractor with top-secret security clearance of leaking classified national defence information to his journalist girlfriend, who allegedly published material drawn from sensitive intelligence reports through her Substack newsletter. The FBI arrested Ian Brinksman, 42, in Washington on Friday, October 23, after searching his residence. He has been charged with unlawfully transmitting national defence information, according to a statement issued by the Justice Department.
\n\nProsecutors allege that Brinksman used his access to classified government systems to obtain intelligence reports beyond the requirements of his official duties and passed the information to a romantic partner he knew intended to publish it. “As alleged, Brinksman reached far outside his own duties to obtain some of our Nation’s most closely held secrets and handed them to a romantic partner he knew intended to publish them,” John Eisenberg, assistant attorney general for national security, said in the department’s statement.
\n\nThe allegations centre on information that investigators say appeared in articles published by journalist Aída Chávez, who runs the Capital…
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