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A member of a chat room said the alleged leaker wanted users to be shocked by the news
Jack Vahki, a member of the Discord chatroom where the top-secret documents of the US Navy were leaked, has defended 21-year-old Jack Teixeira, who was charged in connection to the leak. Vahki said that Teixeira was like a father figure to him and the documents were never intended to be made public. “It wasn’t really…
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The leaking of top-secret US Intel poses a new risk to the intelligence community
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, has been arrested for leaking classified documents to media outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post, the US Justice Department has said. Teixeira was taken into custody outside his home in Massachusetts’ North Dighton. He is accused of leaking a government document containing secrets about…
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A National Guard member is in jail for leaking classified documents
Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old US Air Force National Guard soldier, has been arrested on charges of leaking classified documents to opposition groups. Teixeira is accused of leaking documents that included details of US President Joe Biden’s visit to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in April. Teixeira had received a “top secret security clearance” in 2021, meaning…
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A suspect is charged in a Pentagon documents leak case
A 21-year-old US Air National Guardsman was arrested by the FBI in connection with the leaking of classified documents on social media, Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Thursday. Jack Teixeira was charged with unauthorised retention and transmission of national defence information and unauthorised removal of classified information and defence materials. Teixeira’s arrest comes a…