ALBAWABA - The Federal Bureau of Investigation in the United States arrested on Thursday an Air National Guardsman on suspicion of leaking Pentagon documents.
According to sources, Jack Teixeira, 21, is to appear in Boston, Massachusetts court Friday in connection with leaked classified military intelligence on the war in Ukraine.
Teixeira will face charges for the unauthorized removal and transmission of classified information.
This is a completely valid question many Americans are asking, "How was a 21-year-old reservist Jack Teixeira (being arrested here) able to gain access to highly classified US intel?" Any idea? pic.twitter.com/l5cUleqVPa
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) April 13, 2023
The classified documents contained high covert information about U.S. assessments of the war in Ukraine and sensitive secrets about American allies.
The U.S. air guardsman was identified as the leader of an online chat group where the Pentagon documents first emerged.
Teixeira used to work as an IT specialist in the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts National Guard, based at Otis Air National Guard Base in western Cape Cod, BBC reported.
BREAKING: Attorney General Garland announces the arrest of Jack Teixeira in connection with "an investigation into alleged unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified national defense information." https://t.co/w917p8vIa5 pic.twitter.com/GymWL7CACU
— World News Tonight (@ABCWorldNews) April 13, 2023
A video showing the moment of his arrest was released online where the airman appeared to wear red shorts and a T-shirt as he was whisked away by several FBI agents.
