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MILITARY● ELEVATED4d ago · Oct 30, 2026, 10:40 AM

Former U.S. Government Contractor Arrested for Allegedly Leaking National Defense Information and Stealing Night Vision Goggles

FBI · north america

James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, a former U.S. government contractor, was arrested 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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