Jack Teixeira Gets 15 Years In Prison For Leaking Secret Docs

Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira, 22, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after he posted secret intelligence reports on a social media platform in an attempt to impress anonymous online friends. Another for the “F*ck Around Find Out” file… Teixeira pleaded guilty in March to six counts of the willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act.

Breaking News: Jack Teixeira, an Air National Guardsman known as one of the most prolific leakers of national security secrets, received 15 years in prison. He was arrested in 2023 and accused of sharing classified material on Discord. https://t.co/KANDRFprgV

— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 12, 2024

From the New York Times:

In court documents, the government has described the airman, Jack Teixeira, as among the most “prolific leakers” of classified information about national defense secrets in the country’s history.

The sentencing brings to an end a case that raised questions over how easily a relatively low-level member of the guard had obtained a top-secret clearance that gave him access to some of the country’s most sensitive secrets.

Airman Teixeira, who served as an information technology specialist at an air base on Cape Cod, shared the classified material that he had obtained on the social media platform Discord. At one point, he acknowledged he had disclosed material that “I’m not supposed to.”

Among the information Teixeira shared were details about supplying military equipment to Ukraine. U.S. officials say the leak might have compromised how America gathers intelligence.

BREAKING: Jack Teixeira, the Massachusetts Air National Guardsman who prosecutors said “perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history,” was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday. https://t.co/Sqngpe6KQk pic.twitter.com/qd6yPL4wZh

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