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Air National Guardsman With Top Security Clearance Accused of Threatening Mass Shooting After Leaking Classified Information

  • Prosecutors say Massachusetts Air National guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents repeatedly made threatening statements and kept an arsenal of guns.
  • The guardsman had access to sensitive intelligence and top secret security clearance but was twice denied a gun permit due to threatening remarks before being granted one when he enlisted.
  • Investigators found the guardsman slept beside rifles and handguns and posted online about shooting people.
  • The guardsman allegedly leaked classified information about the war in Ukraine and other intelligence matters on Discord and then tried to cover his tracks as the FBI investigated.
  • A judge is deciding whether to keep the guardsman in jail pending trial due to risks to national security and of him fleeing or release him with strict conditions.
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