Article 6ASKJ Jack Teixeira appears in federal court accused of Pentagon leaks

Jack Teixeira appears in federal court accused of Pentagon leaks

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Helen Sullivan and Maya Yang
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Former IT specialist, 21, arrested on Thursday is accused of intelligence leak believed to have started on Discord

The 21-year-old suspect in the recent leaks of Pentagon intelligence appeared in federal court in Boston on Friday.

Jack Teixeira was detained at his home by FBI agents, the US attorney general, Merrick Garland, announced on Thursday. The arrest was made in connection with an investigation into an alleged unauthorised removal, retention and transmission of classified national defence information", he said.

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