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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Tim McLaughlin and Sarah N. Lynch

Leaked US documents suspect to remain in jail

Jack Douglas Teixeira, a U.S. Air Force National Guard airman accused of leaking highly classified military intelligence records online, appears wearing an orange jumpsuit, where the judge accepted his request to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. April 19, 2023 in a courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Margaret Small.

A 21-year-old U.S. Air National Guardsman facing criminal charges for leaking top-secret military intelligence records online will remain in jail, according to court filings.

Jack Douglas Teixeira of North Dighton, Massachusetts, was due to appear in federal court in Boston on Wednesday to determine whether he would remain jailed pending trial after federal prosecutors told U.S. Magistrate Judge David Hennessy they intended to seek detention.

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