"Air National Guard Member Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 16 Years for Pentagon Document Leak"

Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security secrets. He faces a prison sentence between 11 and nearly 17 years, with prosecutors seeking the high end of the range. Teixeira, 22, admitted to illegally collecting military secrets and sharing them on Discord, a social media platform. The leaks raised alarm over America’s ability to protect its closely guarded secrets and forced the Biden administration to scramble to contain diplomatic and military fallout. Teixeira remains in the Air National Guard in an unpaid status and must participate in a debrief with members of the intelligence community, the Defense Department, and the Justice Department about the leaks.