NC government contractor accused of releasing top-secret information, FBI investigates

James Thomas Ashbacher, 37, of Spring Lake, is accused of posting top-secret safety information on social media, illegally keeping national defense information at his home, and stealing night vision goggles from the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command.

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