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Former U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Leaking National Defense Information and Stealing Night Vision Goggles
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE — James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, a former U.S. government contractor, was arrested by the FBI on Tuesday for allegedly leaking national defense information by posting the information on a popular social media site, unlawfully retaining other national defense information at his residence, and stealing night vision goggles from the U.S. Army’s Special Operations Command.
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- RT-F44582
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- U.S. Department of Justice
- TYPE
- Justice
- PUBLISHED
- 30 October 2026 · 12:00 UTC
- FIRST SEEN
- 30 October 2026 · 15:00 UTC
- ORIGINAL
- https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-us-government-contractor-arrested-allegedly-leaking-national-defense-information-and
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- 104205fa7a12d6b46bba88090d15fa9137732013101e0ec5bb6de05494bca114
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