National Guardsman Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Military Documents

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Source: Department of Justice
National Guardsman Pleads Guilty to Leaking Classified Military Documents
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Jack Douglas Teixeira, a member of the U.S. Air National Guard, has agreed to plead guilty to unlawfully retaining and transmitting classified National Defense Information on a social media platform, violating his oath and risking national security. Teixeira, who held a Top-Secret security clearance, faces a maximum penalty of up to 10 years in prison for each charge. The FBI, with assistance from other agencies, is investigating the case.

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