Lawyers for Jack Teixeira, the former Air National Guardsman accused of leaking top secret Pentagon documents, have asked a judge to reconsider an earlier decision to keep him behind bars as he awaits trial, citing the pretrial release of former President Donald Trump and others charged in similar high-profile cases involving classified documents. Mr. Teixeira was…
Lawyers for Pentagon Leak Suspect Ask Court to Release Him Ahead of Trial, Citing Trump Case
Defense Secretary Tightens Classified Information Controls After Ukraine War Documents Leak
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has issued new instructions for how military personnel and contractors are allowed to handle classified information after sensitive military planning documents were recently leaked online. On Friday, Mr. Austin issued a memo (pdf) providing military components, supporting agencies, and contractors with new instructions for how to handle classified national…
Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Indicted on 6 Charges, Faces Prison
Former Air National Guardsman and accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts on six felony counts, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The indictment, released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 15, accuses the 21-year-old Teixeira of willful…
LIVE NOW: NTD Evening News (June 15): US Government Agencies Hacked in Global Cyberattack; Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Indicted
The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…
NTD Evening News (June 15): US Government Agencies Hacked in Global Cyberattack; Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Indicted
The U.S. government has been hit in a global hacking campaign that exploited a vulnerability in widely used software but does not expect it to have significant impact, the nation’s cyber watchdog agency said on June 15. The Justice Department announced that a grand jury indicted Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guard member suspected…
Judge Not Ready to Rule on Pre-Trial Release of Alleged Pentagon Leaker
The Massachusetts Air National Guard airman accused of leaking classified national security information, a breach that Pentagon brass, federal prosecutors, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle say is highly damaging to the United States, will remain in federal custody while a judge determines if he will grant bail. Jack Teixeira, 21, who shared…
Air Force Suspends Alleged Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira’s Unit Leaders
The U.S. Air Force has temporarily suspended the leadership of a Massachusetts Air National Guard unit that was linked to the recent leak of classified documents associated with the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was arrested earlier this month after authorities suspected him of orchestrating leaks…
Air Force Launches Investigation Into Leak of Classified Documents
The Air Force has launched an investigation into the major leak of dozens of classified documents by a 21-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member. The investigation will focus on the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base, to which the alleged leaker, Jack Teixeira, was assigned, officials said. “The Secretary of the Air…
Court Hearing Delayed for Man Accused of Leaking Secret Military Documents
The man accused of leaking secret U.S. military materials will not appear in court on April 19 after his defense asked and received a delay for a detention hearing. Jack Teixeira, 21, was set to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday but the hearing was delayed after lawyers representing Teixeira said they need…
NTD Evening News (April 14): SCOTUS Restores Access to Abortion Pill Mifepristone for Now; Pentagon Leak Suspect Appears in Court
The U.S. Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court’s order that suspends the federal approval of mifepristone, the nation’s most widely used abortion drug. In a brief order issued on April 14 by Justice Samuel Alito, the high court halted the enforcement of a decision issued earlier this month by U.S. District Court…
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