Ministry of Justice USA published indictments against Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.

Teixeira has been charged with leaking hundreds of classified US documents to an online gaming platform.

Specifically, the 21-year-old man faces two separate charges: unauthorized possession and disclosure of national defense information and unauthorized removal and possession of classified documents or materials. He will remain in custody until Wednesday’s hearing, according to the Massachusetts Attorney’s Office.

Two criminal charges against Teixeira can result in up to 15 years in prison.

It also notes that FBI Special Agent Patrick M. Lukenhoff told a federal judge on Friday that Teixeira may have violated section 793 of the federal code, better known as the Espionage Act, which is part of World War II-era law. I criminalize the mishandling of sensitive national defense information that could be used to harm the US or aid a foreign adversary. A conviction carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years for a crime.

Teixeira, 21, was arrested Thursday afternoon at his family’s residence in Dayton, Massachusetts, after authorities investigated a leak of classified documents that exposed sensitive information destined for high-ranking military officials on issues such as US espionage. on its allies and the bleak prospects for a war in Ukraine.

In a Friday statement, President Biden said his administration was “still trying to determine the validity” of the documents, but stressed that he had instructed both the military and relevant agencies “to take steps to further protect and limit the dissemination of sensitive information.” .

^{According to the New York Times, Washington Post.}