Who are Jack Teixeira’s parents?
JACK Teixeira is a 21-year-old suspected of leaking highly classified military documents online.
He is a national guardsman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard, and both of his parents have strong links to the military.
Who are Jack Teixeira's parents?
Jack Teixeira's stepfather, Thomas Dufault retired from the military in 2019.
According to , he had a 34-year military career as a Master Sergeant in the same unit as his son, the 102nd Intelligence Wing.
He ended his career with a ceremony at Joint Base Cape Cod.
Photos of the occasion at the base - where Jack has been working night shifts - were posted online by the Defense Department.
Teixeira's mother, Dawn Dufault, is the owner and head grower of a flower business, which she began in 2017.
As well as making floral arrangements, Dawn runs free flower arranging workshops.
Since 2017 she has been volunteering as a pollinator garden restorer helping to identify and catalogue native plants.
She also helps with marketing for Under the Sun Farm, a local produce stand.
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According to public records and her LinkedIn profile she has also worked for nonprofit organizations supporting veterans.
She is listed as working for the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund and Home For Our Troops, and briefly for the Massachusetts Department of Veterans Services.
Does Jack Teixeira have any siblings?
There is no information that can confirm if Jack has any siblings.
He is understood to live at home with his mom and stepdad.
What happened to Jack Teixeira?
Jack Teixeira was arrested on April 13, 2023, following an FBI raid at his family home in Dighton, Massachusetts.
Aerial footage of the arrest showed the 21-year-old national guardsman dressed in shorts and walking backward with his hands on his head.
He was arrested for his alleged involvement in leaking highly sensitive documents online containing information about the Ukraine war and China, among other things.
Despite his junior position as a cyber transport systems journeyman, he had the highest level of access to top-secret US information.
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Teixeira made an appearance at the District of Massachusetts court.
On April 27, 2023, it was revealed that Jack Teixeira will remain in detention under authorities.