A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted Jack Teixeira, 21, of the Massachusetts Air National Guard for leaking classified Pentagon secrets to the social media site Discord.
Teixeira, who holds the rank of Airman First Class and served in the State Air Force’s 102nd Intelligence Group, was sued by the FBI in Dayton, Massachusetts, on April 13 for allegedly leaking classified information regarding the U.S. military’s assessment of the Russian war. arrested. Includes a map of Ukraine and an assessment of the relative strength of Russian and Ukrainian forces. In Thursday’s indictment, he was charged with six counts of willful retention and dissemination of “defense information”, a crime under the Espionage Act, and was added to the indictment brought against him in April. Added. According to ABC News. (Related article: Massive leak of classified documents raises questions about how carefully the US keeps secrets)
Reportedly Teixeira share A document on the social media platform Discord. Discord is often used by young men to communicate while playing video games online. After Takeseria posted them on the platform, they began to spread to other platforms and were widely shared on mainstream social media websites such as Twitter.
#pentagon leak Suspect handcuffed
FBI Arrests 21-Year-Old Air National Guard #jack teixeira In connection with leaked classified Pentagon documents revealing government secrets that have exposed weaknesses in the Ukrainian military and upended relations with its ally, the United States. pic.twitter.com/5pLssCwE8h
— Mona Salama (@ByMonaSalama) April 13, 2023
“Unauthorized deletion, retention or transmission of confidential information jeopardizes the security of our nation.” Said Statement by Massachusetts Deputy District Attorney Joshua S. Levy as reported by ABC News. “We are committed to ensuring that those entrusted with sensitive national security information comply with the law.”
If convicted, Mr. Teixeria will face the following charges: 10 years He is being held in prison according to the charges against him. The Espionage Act of 1917, passed during World War I, prosecuted former President Donald Trump under the provisions of the Act for keeping classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago, Florida mansion. As a result, it has recently attracted public attention.
According to documents released during court proceedings, Teixelia was repeatedly warned by his superiors to stop taking notes about sensitive information he had access to. This continued and Teixeria was allowed to maintain security clearance despite repeated warnings.
The Justice Department did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment.
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