Convicted Pentagon Leaker To Face Court Martial

July 17, 2024 Crime, Military

Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who has pleaded guilty in federal court to a massive leak of classified U.S. national security documents online, will face a court-martial on charges that he also violated military laws.

Teixeira, 22, will face a trial on military charges that he obstructed justice following the discovery of one of the largest leaks of classified documents in years and failed to obey a lawful order, a U.S. Air Force spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Teixeira shared classified information on the messaging app Discord in private servers – a kind of chat room – while bragging that he had access to “stuff for Israel, Palestine, Syria, Iran and China,” according to prosecutors.

Read the full article. In March 2024, Teixera agreed to accept a prison sentence of 16 years in the DOJ’s case against him. Final sentencing in that case is scheduled for September 27.

My latest: Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who has pleaded guilty to a massive leak of classified national security documents online, will face a trial by court-martial on charges that he also violated military laws. https://t.co/4eALLPIqUk

— Nate Raymond (@nateraymond) July 17, 2024