A 21-year-old airman who was assigned to the “cyber transport systems specialist” position may have been responsible for the largest US intelligence leak in a decade.
Jack Teixeira is accused of violating the Espionage Act for allegedly disclosing classified military intelligence data in a chat room for online gamers called “Thug Shaker Central,” according to Associated Press.
He allegedly leaked the documents that contained information regarding the Ukrainian conflict and the US spying on allies.
Teixeira was identified as a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard’s intelligence branch, stationed at the western Cape Cod location of Otis Air National Guard Base.
His position at the Pentagon was pretty junior and according to an Air Force job description, employees like him “keep our communications systems up and running and play an integral role in our continuing success.”
According to his service history, he enrolled in the Air National Guard in 2019.
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said the suspect had been taken into custody without incident in a brief statement on Thursday.
Defence Department spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder described the leak as a “deliberate criminal act” during a separate press...
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