Air Guardsman Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years for Leaking Ukraine War Secrets on Discord

Nov 12, 2024, 09:12 PM

Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guard member, was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act for leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine. Prosecutors, who had sought nearly 17 years, described the leak as 'one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.' The defense had requested an 11-year sentence. Teixeira shared the sensitive information, including records related to Russia's war in Ukraine and U.S. troop movements, on the social media platform Discord. The case, which shook the U.S. national security community after his arrest in 2023, concluded with U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani imposing the sentence in federal court in Boston on Tuesday.