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A 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard is accused of stealing and releasing hundreds of top-secret documents containing sensitive intelligence on the Russia-Ukraine war and other global hot spots. If convicted, Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira will join such infamous leakers as Edward Snowden and Chelsea Manning, who in their time caused severe damage to U.S. security by releasing troves of classified documents.

The stolen documents came from the Defense Department’s top-secret information technology system, where the closest-held secrets are kept.

Jack Teixeira, 21, was granted a top-secret security clearance in 2021, which was required for his job, the Justice Department complaint said.

Officials said it's not unusual f0r a young National Guardsman to have access to materials at the highest level of intelligence classification.

Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira will remain in federal custody until a hearing next week.