One arrested in connection with the leak of US secret documents
A man has been arrested in the country in connection with the leak of classified documents by the US military intelligence service. The judicial department of the country has announced this.
United States Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the arrest on Thursday local time. He said that the arrested Jack Tashera (21) is a member of the Air National Guard of the US Air Force.
Garland told reporters at a press conference that Jack Teixeira is a member of the United States Air Force National Guard.
He also said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took him into their custody earlier in the afternoon.
Leaked Pentagon documents are available online. Various details of these documents are appearing in news headlines. The Joe Biden administration is scrambling to get to the bottom of what happened.
The leaked documents reveal the US military's assessment of several issues related to the Ukraine war, top allies such as Israel and South Korea.
The latest leaked documents reveal that the United States has been monitoring UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. The reason for this oversight is, it is believed, that he was soft on Russia after the start of the attack on Ukraine.
Several FBI agents raided Jack Teixeira's home in Massachusetts and arrested him, the New York Times reported Thursday. He may be produced in court on Friday.
What is known about Jake Teixeira
CBS, the US affiliate of the BBC, has acquired Teixeira's service record. Records say he is an airman at Otis Air National Guard Base in Western Cape Cod.
Teixeira has been in the Air National Guard since 2019. His designation is Cyber Transport Systems Journeyman.
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