Mass. airman accused in leak case was previously caught accessing classified documents, feds say

The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking classified government documents he accessed at his military intelligence job had previously been "admonished" by his superiors for taking notes on top secret information, federal prosecutors disclosed in a new court filing.

Jack Teixeira was arrested in April and is facing multiple charges under the Espionage Act. Prosecutors allege he shared notes and images of government secrets related to the war in Ukraine and U.S. spycraft on the social media platform Discord.