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DOJ indicts US airman suspected of leaking classified documents

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted Jack Teixeira, the US airman suspected of leaking classified US intelligence documents, with six counts of willful retention and transmission of classified information, according to a Thursday press release. Teixeira remains in federal custody, following a failed attempt by his legal counsel to obtain his release.

Each of the six charges carries with it a sentence of up to ten years prison and a potential fine of $250,000.

Federal authorities arrested Teixeira in April 2022 in connection with the leaked classified documents. At the time, Teixeira served as a Cyber Defense Operations Journeyman in the US Air National Guard (USANG) with top secret security clearances. Teixeira’s arrest warrant states that a government agency’s computer logs indicated Teixeira accessed certain documents days before they were posted on the internet.

Federal authorities first discovered leaked documents on Discord servers, where Teixera was noted to be a server admin. Some of the leaked documents contained US military intelligence about troop movements in Ukraine. In a May motion disputing Teixeira’s request to be released from custody ahead of his trial date, federal prosecutors revealed they discovered evidence that showed Teixeira was aware he was not supposed to share the classified documents on the Discord server.

There has not yet been a trial date set for Teixeira’s case. A federal judge ordered Teixeira to remain in a federal jail ahead of his trial date, citing concerns over foreign adversaries’ interest in Teixeira and the potential flight risk.

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