- According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Sarah Bils, a 37-year-old former non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy, is being investigated by the Justice Department for her purported role in helping spread classified documents that were recently leaked online.
- Bils, who served as an aviation electronics technician 2nd Class, is suspected to be behind the pro-Russian social media account “Donbass Devushka,” which played a part in disseminating the classified documents, initially leaked by Massachusetts Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira, to a larger audience.
- The Donbass Devushka accounts present a pro-Kremlin stance to an English-speaking audience and are popular on platforms such as Telegram, Twitter, and YouTube, and have multiple administrators, including Bils.
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Justice Department Investigates Former Navy NCO Over Alleged Involvement In Spreading Classified Documents
Sarah Bils allegedly helped spread leaked documents to a wider audience
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 18: U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland delivers remarks alongside Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite at the U.S. Justice Department on November 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. Garland announced he will appoint a special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into former President Donald Trump and his handling of classified documents and actions before the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol Building. Garland's pick to oversee the special counsel is Jack Smith, an international criminal court prosecutor. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
