the soldier charged with leaking secret documents had already received several warnings from his superiors

The US serviceman recently charged with releasing a series of confidential documents had previously received multiple warnings for misusing his access to sensitive information, but had retained his “top secret” security clearance, according to court documents attached by prosecutors. Wednesday May 17.

Jack Teixeira, 21, is accused of using his position as a computer specialist with the US Air National Guard to share important classified documents, including about the war in Ukraine, on an online forum, one of the most important leaks for the country over the last decade. Prosecutors, who are pushing for her to remain in pretrial detention until trial, added several documents, partly redacted, to their file on Wednesday, including some showing that the US Air Force had already reported the young person’s suspicious behavior several times. recruit.

Research on classified information

One of the documents, dated September 15, 2022, specifies for example that Jack Teixeira had been “observed taking notes on classified information” And “had been instructed not to take further notes, in any form, on confidential information”. Another, dated the following month, indicates that Jack Teixeira had not complied with the order received. His superiors then again told him “to cease his research on classified information and to concentrate on his work”according to the memo.

In vain, since Jack Teixeira had been caught again in January 2023 trying to “consulting content that was not related to his main occupation but to the intelligence sector”, according to a third document. Despite these numerous reports, the young man had been able to keep his “top secret” security clearance until his arrest, according to the federal police (FBI). Arrested on April 13, a few days after the revelation of the leaks and their content in several American media, Jack Teixeira faces 25 years in prison at this stage. A judge must decide on Friday whether or not to keep him in pre-trial detention.