A 21-year-old employee of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested this week in connection with the leak of classified national defense information. Here's what we know about Jack Teixeira.
Jack Teixeira's 2020 high school yearbook photo includes the quote, "Actions speak louder than words," and misspells his last name.Teixeira attended Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School in North Dighton, Massachusetts, which he graduated from in 2020. His senior year quote in his 2020 high school yearbook said, "Actions speak louder than words."Teixeira is not listed in any clubs or sports during his four years at the high school, per school yearbooks.
"Whether it's repairing a network hub at a stateside base or installing fiber-optic cable at a forward installation overseas, these experts keep our communications systems up and running and play an integral role in our continuing success," the Air Force said. According to a criminal complaint filed in the case, Teixeira has held a "Top Secret security clearance" since 2021 and "would have signed a lifetime binding non-disclosure agreement in which he would have had to acknowledge that the unauthorized disclosure of protected information could result in criminal charges." Additionally, Teixeira "maintained sensitive compartmented access to other highly classified programs," the complaint stated.
The criminal complaint alleges that Teixeira "improperly and unlawfully retained and transmitted national defense information to people not authorized to receive it." Teixeira allegedly accessed a government document on Feb. 23 and posted it the following day, according to the complaint. It's the disclosure of that one document that forms the basis of the initial charges.
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