Judge Orders Release Of Maryland Man Who Allegedly Shared Classified Defense Information With Washington Post Reporter
A federal judge has ordered the release of Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland government contractor accused of leaking classified defense information to a Washington Post reporter. Despite calling the alleged leaks 'extremely grave,' the judge ruled that home detention without internet access would sufficiently mitigate the risk of further disclosures. Perez-Lugones, who lost his security clearance and job, had been in pretrial detention since his January arrest.
- ▪Aurelio Perez-Lugones was arrested on January 8 for allegedly leaking classified military information related to Venezuela.
- ▪Prosecutors claimed he conducted unauthorized searches for classified data starting in October 2025 and shared it with reporter Hannah Natanson.
- ▪Judge Michael Maddox ordered supervised home detention without internet, rejecting prosecutors' argument for continued incarceration.
- ▪Searches of Perez-Lugones's property found documents marked 'SECRET,' while devices seized from Natanson were placed under restricted access by the court.
- ▪Perez-Lugones, a Navy veteran and contractor since 2002, is accused of leaking current military movement data in an act prosecutors say was retaliatory toward the administration.
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US Judge Orders Release Of Maryland Man Who Allegedly Shared Classified Defense Information With Washington Post Reporter Image not from story. (Photo by ANDREW HARNIK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) John Oyewale Contributor May 04, 2026 6:35 PM ET May 04, 2026 6:35 PM ET John Oyewale Contributor Font Size: const observer = new MutationObserver((mutations) => { const adDivToHide = document.querySelector("#dailycaller_incontent_1"); if (adDivToHide && dc_noads_page) { adDivToHide.classList.add("hide-premium", "hide-free"); observer.disconnect(); console.log("Ad div found and hidden"); } }); observer.observe(document.body, { childList: true, subtree: true }); A federal judge for the District of Maryland ordered that the government contractor accused of transmitting classified defense information…
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