Man Suspected of Leaking Secret US Documents, Including Information on Israel, Appears in Court

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Reuters

By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch BOSTON (Reuters) -A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air Force National Guard accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online made his initial appearance before a federal judge in Boston on Friday to face charges he unlawfully removed and retained classified materials. Jack Douglas Teixeira of North Dighton, Massachusetts, who was arrested by the FBI at his home on Thursday without incident, appeared in federal court wearing a brown khaki jumpsuit. At the hearing, Boston’s top federal national security prosecutor, Nadine Pellegrini, …

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