Massachusetts Air National Guard Member Arrested for Massive Leak of Classified Files
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In an explosive case that has galvanized the media and shaken the US national security apparatus, the FBI arrested a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, Airman First Class Jack Douglas Teixeira, in connection with the leak of dozens of recent and highly classified documents containing an array of national security secrets.
Teixeira was trained as a cyber transport systems specialist, which could entail various duties, such as keeping his unit’s communication networks running. He was assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, part of Joint Base Cape Cod.
He faces charges of leaking classified documents after federal authorities said he had posted batches of sensitive intelligence to an online gaming chat group called Thug Shaker Central in reference to a racist meme. Attorney General Merrick Garland, in a brief statement, announced the arrest and said Airman Teixeira would be arraigned at the Federal District Court in Massachusetts. G…
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