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A US Air National Guardsman has been arrested by FBI agents investigating the top-secret Pentagon files leak.
Jack Teixeira, 21, has been taken into custody after he was detained in Dighton, Massachusetts.
ABC/UNPIXSHe was arrested in Dighton, Massachusetts[/caption]
Jack Teixeira has been arrestedSocial media
Jack is a member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard
ReutersFBI agents have made an arrest as part of the probe into the leak of the Pentagon documents[/caption]
The documents suggested Putin is undergoing chemo
US Attorney General Merrick Garland said Teixeira was arrested “without incident” and he will have an initial appearance in court.
The serious security breach has revealed details of US and Nato plans to help Ukraine prepare ahead of a spring offensive against Russia.
Garland said: “FBI agents converged Thursday at Teixeira’s Massachusetts home and heavily armed tactical agents took Teixeira, who was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, into custody outside the property, without incident.”
Officials said he would be charged with the unauthorised removal of classified national defence information.
News helicopter footage showed the suspect – in red shorts with his hands behind his back – being placed by heavily-armed agents into an unmarked sports utility vehicle, in a forested area.
Teixeira allegedly oversaw an online group called Thug Shaker Central where approximately 30 people – mostly young men and teens – shared a love of guns, racist memes and games.
He is enlisted in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
His identity was revealed by The New York Times after the secret military files circulated online in one of the worst intelligence breaches in US history.
Teixeira’s mum Dawn confirmed her son was a member of the Air National Guard and said he had recently been working overnight shifts at a base on Cape Cod.
The newspaper reports a “trail of digital evidence” pointed to Teixeira as the leader of the private chat group on Discord, called Thug Shaker Central, where the documents surfaced.
According to one member of the chat, someone shared documents claiming they were classified, first typing them out with their own thoughts and then uploading images of folded papers.
Speaking during a US defence news briefing on the leak, Air Force Brigadier General Pat Ryder referred all questions about the case to the Justice Department saying it would be “inappropriate for him to comment” on the criminal investigation.
But he said: “We have rules in place. Each of us signs a nondisclosure agreement. This is a criminal act, a wilful violation of those.”
They reportedly contained sensitive information including charts and details about weapons deliveries, and battalion strengths.
President Joe Biden addressed the leaks during a visit to Ireland, saying he was “concerned” but that the intelligence community and Justice Department were “getting close” to identifying the source of the leak.
Reports said the alleged leaker, who went by the nickname “OG,” regularly posted documents in the chat group in question for months.
Other members of the Thug Shaker Central described him as older than most of the group members who are in their teens.
Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/22034494/ ... iles-leak/