Factbox-Jack Teixeira: Who is the man arrested over leaked Pentagon documents?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Jack Douglas Teixeira was arrested on Thursday for allegedly leaking a trove of highly classified documents online. Here is what we know about him. FAMILY BACKGROUND The 21-year-old was arrested by a team of heavily-armed FBI agents at his mother and stepfather’s house in North Dighton in Massachusetts on Thursday, and appeared…

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U.S. arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for online intelligence leaks

By Ross Kerber and Sarah N. Lynch DIGHTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) – The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world. Federal agents in an armored car and military gear swooped in on…

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US charges El Chapo sons, Chinese businessmen with fentanyl trafficking

By Katharine Jackson and Luc Cohen (Reuters) – The United States has charged leaders of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel with running a fentanyl trafficking operation fueled by Chinese chemical and pharmaceutical companies, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Friday. Three sons of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the onetime leader of the Sinaloa Cartel now…

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Fed’s Bowman says bank failures not indictment of broader regulatory regime

(Reuters) – Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman said on Friday that the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank were not an indictment of the bank regulatory landscape, although she conceded that some changes may be warranted. In prepared remarks, Bowman said if the Fed identifies gaps in its bank supervision and regulation…

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Wells Fargo profit exceeds estimates as rising rates bolster income

By Noor Zainab Hussain, Manya Saini and Saeed Azhar (Reuters) -Wells Fargo & Co’s profit surpassed expectations for the first quarter on Friday as it earned more from higher interest rates, even while executives forecast tighter monetary policy would dampen economic activity. The bank also reported a $643 million increase in the allowance for credit…

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Chinese companies in action over fentanyl

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities based in China, accusing them supplying precursor chemicals to drug cartels in Mexico for the production of illicit fentanyl intended for the United States, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement. The Treasury said it also designated five people based in China and…

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