Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of sharing extremely categorized army secrets and techniques with gaming buddies on-line, has been formally indicted on the fees.
Teixeira, 21, of North Dighton, was on April 13 arrested and charged by felony criticism with retention and transmission of nationwide protection info and unauthorized removing and retention of categorized paperwork or supplies. U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy on May 19 formally ordered Teixeira held.
Now, on Thursday, a federal grand jury has indicted Teixeira with six counts of willful retention and transmission of categorized info referring to nationwide protection.
“The unauthorized removal, retention and transmission of classified information jeopardizes our nation’s security. Individuals granted access to classified materials have a fundamental duty to safeguard the information for the safety of the United States, our active service members, its citizens and its allies,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Joshua Levy.
Teixeira — who turned a guardsman in 2019 and has held top-secret safety clearance since 2021 — is the chief of a Discord server, which is what the gaming-dominated social media platform calls particular person teams or boards, with about 50 members. The feds allege that on this group he posted greater than 40 photos of categorized paperwork. The photos have been stated to have been posted to the group between December 2022 and March.
“Jack Teixeira was entrusted by the United States government with access to classified national defense information — including information that reasonably could be expected to cause exceptionally grave damage to national security if shared,” stated Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “Teixeira is charged with sharing information with users on a social media platform he knew were not entitled to receive it. In doing so, he is alleged to have violated U.S. law and endangered our national security.”
Source: www.bostonherald.com”