An Air Force intelligence analyst who pleaded guilty last year to distributing child pornography was also accused of sharing classified material with supporters of the Boogaloo anti-government movement, according to court filings released this week.
Jason Gray, 28, used the online chat platform Discord to run channels for “supporting the boogaloo movement” and “complaining about the U.S. government,” and posted at least one supposedly classified image to seven members of the Air Force. shared. The investigating authorities will make a decision in September 2022.
“Gray uses Discord to communicate with other Boogaloo members, indicating that the images shared may have promoted Boogaloo ideology.” FBI affidavit Supports warrant to search aviator’s Discord account status.
The affidavit describes the Boogaloo movement as a “loosely organized anti-government and anti-establishment movement,” and that its supporters “are planning a second Civil War or a second American Revolution.” “or are trying to instigate it.” Boogaloo. ”
The images Gray allegedly shared with his “Boogaloo” associates “appear to be classified,” and as part of his mission with the 301st Intelligence Squadron at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Gray allegedly shared National Security Agency secrets. It is “likely” that the information was obtained by accessing the information. Alaska, according to unsealed documents.
Gray told investigators he was “upset and frustrated” about being transferred to the Alaska base and created a website for his Boogaloo followers called the CNN Journalists Support Group, according to the affidavit. He admitted to starting the Facebook group.
“Gray founded this group in part out of his dissatisfaction with the government,” the document states.
Gray was never charged with disseminating U.S. secrets, according to court documents.
As part of the investigation, authorities discovered a trove of child pornography hidden on his personal devices.
gray plead guilty Last November, he was sentenced to 60 months in prison and 25 years of supervised release on a charge of distributing child pornography.
His case is reminiscent of former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira, who agreed last month to plead guilty to leaking a trove of classified military documents on Discord, including details of an intelligence assessment of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Teixeira’s case is considered one of the most serious breaches of U.S. national security in recent history.
He agreed to accept a sentence of 16 years in prison as part of a plea deal.
