FBI agents have arrested a 21-year-old National Guard, whom investigators believe is linked to the leak of classified US intelligence documents. His house had been searched before, informs New York Times.
An employee of the Massachusetts Air National Guard intelligence unit is linked to an online group that allegedly “leaked” classified documents, according to the investigation. It was first named by The New York Times by a suspect, Jack Teixeira. supervised An online community on the Discord platform called Thug Shaker Central, where 20 to 30 people, mostly young men, come together because of a “common love for guns, racist memes, and video games.”
The bureau said in a statement that the agents carried out “authorized law enforcement activity” at an apartment in North Dayton, Massachusetts.
“The US official has confirmed that the FBI has arrested pilot Teixeira,” the report says.
Before The Washington Post Wrotethat the data could be “leaked” by a young man who allegedly worked at one of the American military bases. Among the “leaked” materials were those that were only accessible to employees who had passed strict controls.