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Evening Standard
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Nicholas Cecil and Anthony France

US leaks ‘dripper’ Jack Teixeira remanded in custody as billing records helped ID him

A young US airman was facing up to 10 years in jail today after being remanded in custody for allegedly leaking highly-classified documents that raised fresh questions about America’s ability to safeguard its secrets.

Heavily-armed FBI agents swooped on the home of an IT specialist in the reservist National Guard, identified as 21-year-old Jack Teixeira.

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