politics
January 23, 2026
Contractor who allegedly leaked information to Washington Post indicted on six counts
A government contractor accused of leaking classified national security information to a Washington Post journalist was indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland on Thursday. He was charged with five counts of unlawfully transmitting and one count of unlawfully retaining classified national defense information.
TL;DR
- Government contractor Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones indicted on six federal charges.
- Accused of illegally accessing and transmitting classified national defense information.
- Information allegedly shared with a Washington Post journalist, used in at least five articles.
- Perez-Lugones faces up to 10 years in prison for each charge.
- Officials emphasize the grave threat to national security and the lives of military personnel.
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