A leak of classified documents had put the Pentagon and the intelligence services in the United States on alert. On Friday April 14, a 21-year-old man, belonging to the Air National Guard, was arrested.
His arrest was one of the most publicized in history, broadcast live, including via helicopters. We see a young man obediently complying with the orders of the FBI forces, who came to apprehend him at his home. This is the end of the epilogue of a week of research to identify him. At 21, Jack Teixeira risks paying dearly for his fault on social networks. The young soldier is suspected of having leaked confidential documents online.
The press revealed the leaks
The young man was presented on Friday, April 14, before a court in Boston (United States) and faces 15 years in prison. He worked in an air force intelligence unit. On a site for video game enthusiasts, he would have distributed a quantity of confidential documents, as confirmed by a user. The Pentagon does not believe in the mistake of youth. Disseminating conspiracy theses on social networks, it is surprising that Jack Teixeira was not spotted earlier. It was the press that revealed the leaks, taking the authorities by surprise.
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