A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced an American airman to 15 years in prison for leaking classified military information related to the Ukraine war.
Jack Teixeira of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested in March after posting hundreds of restricted Department of Defense documents on Discord, including one describing combat positions in Ukraine. Pleaded guilty to six counts of “intentional retention and distribution.” Now, a former IT specialist with the Air National Guard’s 102nd Intelligence Squadron has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the crime, two years less than the 17-year sentence originally handed down by prosecutors. asked for. (Related: New poll reveals increasing number of veterans choosing not to serve in the military under Biden administration)
“I wanted to say I’m sorry for all the harm I caused and caused,” Teixeira told the judge before sentencing. According to To the Associated Press. “I understand that all responsibility and consequences rest on my shoulders alone, and I accept all that this entails.”
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 14: Relatives of Jack Teixeira leave the John Joseph Mauchly U.S. Courthouse following his arraignment on April 14, 2023 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)
After receiving his long sentence, Teixeira hugged one of his lawyers and smiled at his family, according to the Associated Press.
security failure embarrassing Department of Defense (DOD). In December 2023, the Air Force disciplined 15 service members for contributing to a “culture of complacency” that allowed Teixeira to leak classified information. Pentagon Secretary Lloyd Austin conducted an internal investigation following the breach, which found no systemic counterintelligence weaknesses. This comes despite Teixeira being given two warnings in 2022 for conducting extensive investigations within US intelligence networks and noting classified documents, but was allowed to maintain his security clearance. This was despite the fact that the investigation revealed that
The Department of Defense did not respond to requests for comment.
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