"FBI agents executed a search warrant at the home of Hannah Natanson as part of an investigation into Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland system administrator. According to the ,the affidavit claimed that Perez-Lugones has been accused of using his top-secret security clearance to access classified intelligence reports and taking them home, with secret reports being discovered in his basement and even his lunch box."
"In a statement, U.S. attorney general Pam Bondi said the Justice Department and the FBI executed a search warrant at Natanson's home at the direction of the Department of Defense. Bondi said Natanson was "obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor," noting that the contractor has since been jailed. FBI director Kash Patel issued his own statement that largely echoed Bondi's, adding that the agency will have no further comment due to the ongoing investigation."
"The Post confirmed that Natanson was at her Virginia home at the time of the search and that agents ultimately seized her phone, a Garmin watch, and two laptops, including her work laptop issued by the Post. Natanson is currently covering the impacts of Trump's ongoing changes to the federal government and was a member of the team of Post journalists who won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in 2022 for their coverage of the riot in the U.S. Capitol on January 6."
Federal agents searched the Virginia home of Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson and seized her phone, a Garmin watch, and two laptops, including a work laptop. The search related to an investigation of Aurelio Perez-Lugones, a Maryland system administrator accused of using his top-secret security clearance to remove classified intelligence reports from the workplace and store them at home, allegedly including reports found in his basement and a lunch box. Perez-Lugones faces a criminal charge of unlawful retention of national defense information. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI director Kash Patel said the warrant was executed at the Department of Defense's direction and declined further comment due to the active investigation.
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