(ANSA) - WASHINGTON, APRIL 13 - The alleged mole of the Pentagon's secret files is a 21-year-old member of the intelligence wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, according to interviews and documents examined by the New York Times.
His name is Jack Teixeira, he was the leader of an online group on the Discord platform where the secret Pentagon files were downloaded.
It was he who controlled the group's server, called 'Thug Shaker Central' and made up of 20-30 people, mostly men and teenagers, who shared their passion for guns, racist memes and video games.
Two US officials confirmed that investigators want to talk to him about the leak, believing he may have information relevant to the investigation.
The New York Times has identified the alleged mole of the US secret files through his profile on the online platform Discord identifying other details, such as the interior of his childhood home - posted on social media in family photos - which coincide with those in the margins of the photos of the classified documents get leaked.
Airman Teixeira is enlisted in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard.
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