US airman Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Teixeira leaked highly classified Pentagon documents to an online platform popular with gamers.
BBC News
Jack Douglas Teixeira is an American airman in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. In April 2023, following an investigation into the removal and disclosure of hundreds of classified Pentagon documents, Teixeira was arrested by FBI agents and charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material. In March 2024, Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.
Teixeira leaked highly classified Pentagon documents to an online platform popular with gamers.