US authorities have arrested 21-year-old Jack Teixeira for allegedly leaking labeled US authorities and army paperwork through a Discord server.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) swooped on a Massachusetts residence on Friday morning Australian time and took Teixeira into custody “with out incident”.
In a short assertion, the FBI stated that since late final week, it “has aggressively pursued investigative leads” after the labeled info was shared on social media channels.
Investigations into how the supplies leaked moved notably shortly over the previous 24 hours, after the Washington Post revealed they got here from a closed chat group on Discord, earlier than being leaked extra extensively.
Discord stated earlier it was cooperating with the investigation.
The US Division of Justice stated Teixeira is “an worker of the USA Air Power Nationwide Guard.” The New York Times reported that Teixeira is within the intelligence wing.
“At this time’s arrest exemplifies our continued dedication to figuring out, pursuing, and holding accountable those that betray our nation’s belief and put our nationwide safety in danger,” the FBI stated.
Teixeira may have an preliminary look on the US District Court docket.
