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Suspected Pentagon Leaker Was Repeatedly Warned About Improper Handling of Classified Docs
Suspected Pentagon Leaker Was Repeatedly Warned About Improper Handling of Classified Docs
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The National Air Guardsman who has been accused of posting classified documents in a Discord chatroom was previously warned about his handling of documents, according to prosecutors
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US prosecutors have alleged in court documents that suspected Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira was warned at least twice by his superiors in the Air Force about his handling of classified documents.The court documents, which were released to the public on Wednesday, argue for Teixeira’s continued detention while he awaits trial. Teixeria has not submitted a formal plea, and his defense team has requested he be allowed to reside at his father’s residence until his trial.To support their assertion, prosecutors submitted three Air Force memorandums documenting Teixeira’s handling of classified documents.The third document says that a superior in Teixeira’s unit observed him looking at intelligence not related to his primary job duties. He was not reprimanded for that incident but other superiors were informed about it.Teixeira’s unit has stopped performing its intelligence mission and the Air Force has temporarily suspended two of the unit’s commanders, pending an investigation into the leaked documents.In the Discord chat where the documents were leaked, a user alleged to be Teixeira initially gave summaries of classified material that he wrote out. After encountering skepticism from the other members of the chat, the user began posting full documents.Prosecutors argue the Air Force memorandums show Teixeira’s “willful disregard” for his duty to protect classified information. The defense team has argued Teixeira never meant to “disrupt the geopolitical affairs of the United States,” and that he never intended for the documents to be spread outside of the Discord chat where he shared them.A hearing on Teixeira’s continued detention is scheduled for Friday.
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Suspected Pentagon Leaker Was Repeatedly Warned About Improper Handling of Classified Docs
US Air Force airman Jack Teixeira was arrested in April for allegedly leaking classified documents in a Discord chatroom called Thug Shaker Central.
US prosecutors have alleged in court documents that suspected Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira was warned at least twice by his superiors in the Air Force about his handling of classified documents.
The court documents, which were released to the public on Wednesday, argue for Teixeira’s continued detention while he awaits trial. Teixeria has not submitted a formal plea, and his defense team has requested he be allowed to reside at his father’s residence until his trial.
“In particular, the Defendant’s disclosures (and associated boasting) continued even after being admonished by his superiors on two separate occasions,” prosecutors wrote in the court documents. “Once in September 2022 and once in October 2022,” due to “concerning actions that the Defendant took related to classified information.”
To support their assertion, prosecutors submitted three Air Force memorandums documenting Teixeira’s handling of classified documents.
The first, from September, states Teixeira was observed taking notes about classified documents and then putting those notes into his pocket. He was subsequently instructed to “no longer take notes in any form on classified intelligence information,” the partially redacted document states.
A month later, Teixeira’s supervisors were “made aware” he was potentially “ignoring a cease-and-desist order on deep diving into intelligence.” The documents state he attended a classified meeting and asked “very specific questions” about the information before being told to stop and “focus on his job.”
The third document says that a superior in Teixeira’s unit observed him looking at intelligence not related to his primary job duties. He was not reprimanded for that incident but other superiors were informed about it.
Teixeira’s unit has stopped performing its intelligence mission and the Air Force has temporarily suspended two of the unit’s commanders, pending an investigation into the leaked documents.
In the Discord chat where the documents were leaked, a user alleged to be Teixeira initially gave summaries of classified material that he wrote out. After encountering skepticism from the other members of the chat, the user began posting full documents.
Prosecutors argue the Air Force memorandums show Teixeira’s “willful disregard” for his duty to protect classified information. The defense team has argued Teixeira never meant to “disrupt the geopolitical affairs of the United States,” and that he never intended for the documents to be spread outside of the Discord chat where he shared them.
A hearing on Teixeira’s continued detention is scheduled for Friday.
