司法部：为中央情报局服务的承包商被捕 被控把国防机密泄漏给办网络刊物的伴侣发表
华盛顿——美国司法部（DOJ）10月23日宣布，联邦调查局（FBI）当天上午逮捕了政府承包商 Ian A. Brinksman，指控他把国防信息泄漏给一名反复在网络刊物上发表机密信息的人。中央情报局（CIA）局长 John Ratcliffe 在司法部声明中确认，被捕者是为 CIA 提供服务的承包商，FBI 是在该机构转介后，于10月23日星期五将其逮捕。
Brinksman 现年42岁，住在华盛顿特区。FBI 搜查其住所后将他逮捕，他被以刑事起诉书指控非法传递国防信息。起诉书称，Brinksman 自2020年起受雇于一家位于弗吉尼亚东区的美国政府机构，2022年起改任承包商「Company 1」的系统集成开发人员、继续为同一机构服务；涉案期间，他一直持有绝密（Top Secret）安全许可及敏感隔离信息（SCI）访问权限。
起诉书称，Brinksman 与一名在 Substack 平台办网络刊物的人保持恋爱关系，起诉书将此人称为「Individual 1」。此人2026年9月在一篇筹款文章中声称，自己发表过基于机密的该机构评估所写的报道，并在社交媒体个人主页上写道：「我也接受泄密。」
负责国家安全的助理司法部长 John A. Eisenberg 说：「据指控，Brinksman 远远超出自己的职责范围，去获取我国一些最严格保守的秘密，并把它们交给一个他明知打算发表的恋爱伴侣。这不是疏忽，而是对誓言的背叛。若在审判中被证明，这种行为严重违反《间谍法》，国家安全司将按此起诉。」
司法部长 Todd Blanche 说：「国防信息之所以保密，是为了保护美国人民免受世界各地心怀恶意者的伤害。司法部将继续起诉泄漏机密信息、危及国家安全的人。」FBI 局长 Kash Patel 说，保护美国的机密是 FBI 的首要反情报任务之一。Ratcliffe 说：「未经授权披露机密材料，对我们的国家安全、情报来源、正在进行的行动和我们的官员构成严重风险。对泄密绝不容忍，任何违反誓言的人都将被追究责任、被依法严惩。」
此案由 FBI 芝加哥外勤办公室调查、华盛顿外勤办公室提供大量协助。检方由司法部国家安全司反情报与出口管制处的审判律师 Eli Ross、Kathryn DeMarco 与弗吉尼亚东区助理联邦检察官 Vito Iaia 负责，华盛顿特区助理联邦检察官 Tejpal Chawla、Stuart Allen 提供协助。
司法部注明，起诉书中的指控仅为指控，被告在法庭上被证明有罪之前推定无罪。
DOJ: Contractor Serving the CIA Arrested, Charged With Leaking National Defense Information to Partner Who Published It Online
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Justice announced on October 23 that the FBI arrested government contractor Ian A. Brinksman that morning for allegedly leaking national defense information to an individual who repeatedly posted classified information to an online publication. In the Justice Department's statement, CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed that the man arrested was a contractor who provided services to the CIA, and that the FBI arrested him on Friday, October 23, following a referral from the Agency.
Brinksman, 42, of the District of Columbia, was arrested following a search of his residence and charged by criminal complaint with unlawfully transmitting national defense information. According to the complaint, beginning in 2020 he worked as an employee of a U.S. government agency based in the Eastern District of Virginia, and in 2022 began working as a developer for systems integration for “Company 1,” a contractor to the same agency. At all times relevant to the complaint, he held a Top Secret security clearance with Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access.
As further detailed in the complaint, Brinksman had an ongoing personal relationship with an individual who maintains an online publication on Substack, identified in the complaint as Individual 1. A fundraising article reportedly published by Individual 1 in September 2026 claimed she had “published reporting based on classified [relevant U.S. government agency] assessments,” and she posted on her social media profile, “I also accept leaks.”
“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,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “That is not carelessness. It is a betrayal of his oath and the American people who entrusted him to fulfill his duties honorably. If proven at trial, this conduct is a grave violation of the Espionage Act, and the National Security Division will prosecute it as such.”
“National defense information is classified to protect the American people from bad actors around the world who wish to do us harm,” said Attorney General Todd Blanche. “The Department of Justice will continue prosecuting individuals who leak classified information and put our national security at risk.” FBI Director Kash Patel said protecting America's secrets is a top counterintelligence priority of the FBI. Ratcliffe said: “The unauthorized release of classified material poses grave risks to our national security, intelligence sources, ongoing operations, and our officers. There is absolutely zero tolerance for leaking, and anyone who violates their oath will be held accountable and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”
The FBI Chicago Field Office is investigating the case, with substantial assistance from the Washington Field Office. Trial Attorneys Eli Ross and Kathryn DeMarco of the National Security Division's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section and Assistant U.S. Attorney Vito Iaia for the Eastern District of Virginia are prosecuting the case, with assistance from Assistant U.S. Attorneys Tejpal Chawla and Stuart Allen for the District of Columbia.
The Justice Department notes that charges in a complaint are merely allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
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图片来源：图：位于弗吉尼亚州 Langley 的中央情报局总部大楼。司法部称被捕承包商为 CIA 提供服务。照片：中央情报局（CIA）官方发布，公共领域（经 Wikimedia Commons）。 / The CIA headquarters building in Langley, Virginia. The Justice Department says the arrested contractor provided services to the CIA. Image: Central Intelligence Agency, public domain (via Wikimedia Commons).
