Maryland Contractor Indicted on Charges of Leaking Classified Military Information to Reporter

A federal grand jury alleged the man, who held top-secret clearance, of transmitting sensitive intelligence on foreign adversaries to a Washington Post reporter

The U.S. Department of Justice in Washington on Jan. 6, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

A federal grand jury has indicted a Maryland government contractor on charges of illegally transmitting and retaining classified national defense information, alleging he shared sensitive military intelligence reports with a Washington Post reporter.

Aurelio Luis Perez-Lugones, 61, of Laurel, Maryland, faces five counts of unlawful transmission and one count of unlawful retention under the Espionage Act, the Justice Department announced Thursday.