Posted on Apr 27, 2023
Prosecutors want suspected leaker of Pentagon documents detained until his trial
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A judge in Worcester, Mass., is considering whether to detain Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman accused of leaking U.S. government secrets, after a hearing Thursday where federal prosecutors argued he should remain in jail pending trial.
In a new court filing, federal prosecutors say Teixeira faces significant prison time, if convicted, and poses a serious flight risk. They say Teixeira took steps to obstruct the investigation into the leak of U.S. intelligence documents, many of which were about Ukraine's war against Russia.
In the courtroom, prosecutors argued that Teixeira is a prime target for foreign governments looking for American secrets. They compared him to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents in 2013 and then fled the country.
A judge in Worcester, Mass., is considering whether to detain Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman accused of leaking U.S. government secrets, after a hearing Thursday where federal prosecutors argued he should remain in jail pending trial.
In a new court filing, federal prosecutors say Teixeira faces significant prison time, if convicted, and poses a serious flight risk. They say Teixeira took steps to obstruct the investigation into the leak of U.S. intelligence documents, many of which were about Ukraine's war against Russia.
In the courtroom, prosecutors argued that Teixeira is a prime target for foreign governments looking for American secrets. They compared him to former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents in 2013 and then fled the country.
Prosecutors want suspected leaker of Pentagon documents detained until his trial
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Otis ANGB
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Some compare him to Edward Snowden due to flight and additional leak risk...
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pentagon-leak-suspect-jack-teixeira-face-detention-hearing/story?id=98897146
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pentagon-leak-suspect-jack-teixeira-face-detention-hearing/story?id=98897146
Prosecutors allege Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira could flee, compare him to Edward Snowden
The Massachusetts airman accused of leaking highly classified U.S. intelligence documents is asking a magistrate judge to release him from pretrial detention.
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I think he needs to stay locked up, if only for his own protection. I don't doubt that this goes way beyond him, and I don't think he's really a flight risk unless he has help, but there is also the off chance that he kills himself and we lose a window into this issue.
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