"Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Admits Guilt, Accepts 16-Year Prison Sentence"

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"Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Admits Guilt, Accepts 16-Year Prison Sentence"
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Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is set to plead guilty to leaking classified military documents on a social media platform, constituting one of the most serious U.S. national security breaches in years. The 22-year-old, who held a top secret security clearance, accessed and shared highly classified information related to topics including Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Israel's Mossad spy agency, and more. The leaked documents led to the discipline of 15 personnel and the removal of a unit commander in the U.S. Air Force.

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