"Jack Teixeira Accepts 16-Year Prison Sentence for Pentagon Document Leaks"

Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guardsman, has agreed to plead guilty to six counts of "willful retention and transmission of national defense information" in exchange for a 16-year prison sentence and a pledge to brief officials on what he leaked. The plea deal, which awaits court approval, includes a sentencing range of 11 to over 16 years and the Justice Department's agreement not to charge Teixeira with additional violations of the Espionage Act.