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    The Feds Arrest an Alleged Leaker

    Reality Winner, an NSA contractor, was charged with sending classified information to a digital news outlet.
    by Matt Ford Jun 05, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Patrick Semansky / AP

    Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against a government contractor in Georgia for sharing classified information with a news outlet on Monday, a rare move despite the surge in leaks from within the federal government since President Trump took office.

    The Justice Department said FBI investigations arrested Reality Leigh Winner, a 25-year-old federal contractor from Atlanta, Georgia, for violating federal law that prohibits the distribution of classified defense information. Winner is an employee of Pluribus International Corporation, which provides a range of defense and

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