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Jack Teixeira Faces Up to 17 Years for Leaking Classified Documents on Discord

Nov 12, 2024, 01:00 PM

Jack Teixeira, a 22-year-old Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for leaking highly classified military documents online. The documents, which included sensitive military information about Russia's war in Ukraine, were shared on Discord, an online chat platform. Teixeira pleaded guilty to six charges related to the leaks. Prosecutors are seeking a sentence of nearly 17 years in prison, describing the act as one of the most significant violations of the Espionage Act in American history. The sentencing is scheduled to take place in US District Court in Boston.