2024-03-04 19:25:00
US Air Force soldier Jack Teixeira, accused in the case of leaking classified Pentagon documents, entered into a plea agreement, ABC News reports.
As part of the deal, Teixeira pleaded guilty to six charges, including knowingly storing and transmitting information relating to national defense. In exchange, prosecutors agreed not to bring more serious charges once morest the military man, including espionage.
The parties also agreed on a possible term of imprisonment – Teixeira will be sentenced to at least 11 years in prison. Reuters clarifiesthat the prosecution recommends sentencing the military man to 16 years and eight months in prison. Before the deal, Teixeira faced up to ten years on each count. reminds Forbes.
In addition, Teixeira will have to pay a fine of 50 thousand dollars, and he will also return all confidential materials that might remain in his possession, the publication clarifies. Sentencing is scheduled for September 27.
The leak of secret documents from the American military and intelligence, including those related to the war in Ukraine, became known in the spring of 2023. On April 13, Jack Teixeira was detained in this case, who published secret documents on a closed server in Discord. These documents went unnoticed for a long time until some of them were re-published on other larger servers and platforms. This leak is considered one of the largest in recent years.
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