Jack Teixeira, the alleged top secret documents leaker, searched his government computer for 'leak' to see if investigators were onto him: prosecutors

Fri, 04/14/2023 - 11:04

An aerial view of the Pentagon — The Pentagon leak is being traced to a man on Discord who sent around two dozen young gamers hundreds of secrets over months.
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Alleged leaker Jack Teixeira searched his government computer for "leak," prosecutors say.
Teixeira was arrested Thursday in connection with the top secret military document leak.
There are two violations against Teixeira, both related to the classified materials.

BOSTON, MA — The alleged leaker of a trove of top secret documents, Jack Teixeira, appeared in court Friday, at which time a criminal complaint was unsealed to reveal he searched his government computer for "leak" to see if investigators were onto him, prosecutors say.