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crime2 years ago•3 min saved

Accused Pentagon and Discord leak suspect repeatedly warned about mishandling classified info.

The Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top-secret Pentagon documents on Discord was warned repeatedly by superiors about his handling of classified information, prosecutors said. The 21-year-old airman first class could face a prison sentence upward of 25 years if convicted. The case has sparked furor internationally, leading to questions about America’s ability to guard its secrets. Teixeira's lawyers have provided a list of eight defendants involved in other Espionage Act cases where courts have approved their pretrial release.

via NBC News|

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crime2 years ago•4 min saved

The Troubling Trend of Intelligence Leaks in the Military

Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guardsman, has been charged with unauthorized removal and retention of classified and national defense information. Teixeira had recently expressed disillusionment about having enlisted and was a member of a chat room on the social media platform Discord, where members of the group have said the leaks showed up. The group, called “Thug Shaker Central,” drew people who talked about their favorite types of guns and shared memes and jokes, some of them racist and anti-Semitic. Despite some claims on the right that Teixeira aimed to expose the Biden administration, members of the Discord group described him as someone looking to show off, rather than being motivated by a desire to inform the public about U.S. military operations or to influence American policy.

via Military Times|

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politics2 years ago•2 min saved

Biden Indicates Progress in Identifying Intel Leaker.

President Biden expressed concern over the recent leak of classified U.S. documents and stated that the Justice Department's investigation into the leaker is "getting close" to a conclusion. Dozens of Defense Department classified documents were leaked online last month, revealing details of U.S. spying on Russia's war machine in Ukraine, secret assessments of Ukraine's combat power, and intelligence gathering on America's allies. The leaked documents pose a potentially serious risk to national security, and the administration is now looking at expanding the universe of online sites that intelligence agencies and law enforcement authorities track.

via NBC News|

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