* Jack Teixeira, 21, has appeared in court in Boston after his arrest on Thursday
* He has been charged for leaking classified documents
* The National Guard member posted secret intelligence in an online chat room
A 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman has been hit with two federal charges under the Espionage Act for his alleged role in the Pentagon leak.
Jack Teixeira appeared in a Boston federal court on Friday and is facing 15 years in prison if convicted of illegally taking and leaking classified information and military secrets.
Fresh questions are being asked as to how Teixeira, who lived with his mother in North Dighton, Massachusetts and accused of being behind the humiliating security breach, got clearance to access sensitive documents.
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WNU Editor: Apparently Jack Teixeira was exposed by Bellingcat .... How open-source investigation site Bellingcat unmasked 'Pentagon leaker' Jack Teixeira BEFORE the FBI arrested him by tracing stolen documents to Discord server 'Thug Shaker Central' (Daily Mail).
The Bellngcat link is interesting. There has been speculation for years that Bellingcat is just a front for U.S. and Western intelligence agencies .... Bellingcat funded by U.S. and UK intelligence contractors that aided extremists in Syria (The Greyzone). Or quoting Foreign Policy .... Bellingcat Can Say What U.S. Intelligence Can’t (Foreign Policy).
Update: Glen Greenwald also sees the link between news media organizations and the US intelligence community (see tweet below).
I can barely put into words how dangerous and twisted it is that it is now the NYT and WashPost that does the FBI's job for it by hunting down leakers of classified information -- the people on whom real journalism depends -- working in tandem with state-funded Bellingcat: https://t.co/v2VIq2lSYI
— Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) April 14, 2023
Update #2: His punishment for exposing the lies that US officials have been spreading to the American public on the Russia - Ukraine war is going to be severe if he is convicted .... US leak: What punishment could Jack Teixeira face? (BBC)
Pentagon Intelligence Leaker Jack Teixeira Arrested And Charged
Leak suspect appears in court as US reveals case against him -- AP
Man suspected of leaking secret US documents appears in court -- Reuters
US national guardsman charged with ‘unauthorized transmission’ of classified documents -- France 24 Alleged Pentagon leaker hit with 2 federal charges -- Politico
US: Intelligence leak suspect makes first court appearance -- DW
Jack Teixeira: US airman charged over Pentagon documents leak -- BBC
Jack Teixeira, suspect in Pentagon leaks, charged under Espionage Act -- The Guardian
Pentagon documents: key takeaways from the Jack Teixeira charges -- The Guardian
Alleged Pentagon Leaker Charged Under Espionage Act In Boston Court -- Zero Hedge
'Top secret' access, leak searches and the Espionage Act - Jack Teixeira's charges in full -- BBC
Pentagon leak suspect searched 'leak' on classified network after story broke: FBI -- FOX News
Jack Teixeira, the alleged top secret documents leaker, searched his government computer for 'leak' to see if investigators were onto him: prosecutors -- Business Insider
Jack Teixeira: What we know about Pentagon leaks suspect -- BBC
What we know about Jack Teixeira, the airman charged in Pentagon leaks case -- CBS News
What we know about Jack Teixeira, alleged Pentagon leaker -- Al Jazeera
Why alleged Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira had top secret access aged 21 -- BBC
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