{"id":2367962,"date":"2024-11-12T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T18:13:58","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T23:13:58","slug":"pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367962&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Jack Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, has\u2063 been sentenced to 15\u200d years in prison \u200dfor leaking hundreds of classified \u2062Pentagon documents on the messaging platform Discord. Arrested in April \u200c2023, Teixeira faced six counts of willful retention and transmission of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jamie-raskin-says-trump-is-using-2024-bid-as-a-shield-against-legal-prosecution\/\" title=\"Jamie Raskin claims Trump uses 2024 bid to evade legal consequences.\">national defense\u2062 information<\/a>. In March, he pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/after-whistleblowers-exposed-biden-corruption-joe-taps-hunters-old-colleague-for-agency-protecting-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"Joe Biden has appointed a former colleague of Hunter Biden to oversee the agency responsible for safeguarding whistleblowers, following revelations of Biden family corruption.\">avoiding additional charges<\/a> under the Espionage Act.\u200c U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani imposed a sentence \u200dthat fell \u2064within the agreed range of 132 to 200 \u2062months. Acting U.S.\u200c Attorney Joshua Levy \u200cstated that this sentence serves as a warning to those with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-did-the-anti-israel-guy-who-set-himself-on-fire-get-a-security-clearance\/\" title=\"How did the self-immolating anti-Israel individual obtain security clearance\">top-secret\u2063 clearance<\/a> about the severe consequences of leaking classified\u2064 information. \u2064FBI officials emphasized that Teixeira&#8217;s actions exemplify the \u200dinsider threat to national security.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1872971\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/massachusetts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Massachusetts\">Massachusetts<\/a> Air National Guardsman&nbsp;accused of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/625679\/who-is-jack-teixeira-the-accused-leaker-of-pentagon-classified-documents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Massachusetts\">leaking<\/a> hundreds of classified Pentagon documents was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge Tuesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Jack Teixeira was accused of sharing the classified <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/defense-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Defense\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/defense-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Defense\">Defense<\/a> Department documents on the online messaging platform Discord. He was arrested in April 2023 and charged with six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.<\/p>\n<p>Teixeira <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/2901250\/pentagon-leaker-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-prosecutors-seek-16-year-sentence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"pleaded\">pleaded<\/a> guilty to the six charges against him in March as part of the plea deal under which federal prosecutors agreed not to add additional counts using the Espionage Act.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Indira Talwani of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts sentenced Teixeira to 15 years in prison, which was within the 132- to 200-month prison sentence agreed to in the plea deal.<\/p>\n<p>Acting&nbsp;U.S.&nbsp;Attorney&nbsp;for the&nbsp;District&nbsp;of Massachusetts Joshua&nbsp;Levy told reporters Tuesday that he expects Teixeira will become a name used in future training to illustrate the consequences of leaking top-secret information.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr. Teixeira has paid a very heavy price for the laws he broke and for the incredible damage that he caused,&rdquo; Levy said. &ldquo;This significant sentence sends a powerful message to every individual who holds a top-secret clearance: Anyone who willfully threatens our national security by <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">illegally disseminating classified information<\/a> will face very serious repercussions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>FBI&nbsp;Boston Special Agent in Charge Jodi Cohen told reporters that Teixeira is a &ldquo;textbook example of an insider threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Federal prosecutors claimed that Teixeira, who had top-secret clearance while working in the 102nd Intelligence Wing, shared hundreds of documents on Discord between 2022 and 2023, including some regarding the war in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The documents and information Teixeira posted to social media are highly classified and contain vital national defense information,&rdquo; Justice Department officials said in a sentencing memorandum filed to the court. &ldquo;By posting intelligence products on the social media platform Discord to feed his own ego and impress his anonymous friends, Teixeira caused exceptionally grave damage to the national security of the United States.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The scope of his betrayal is breathtaking,&rdquo; the DOJ&rsquo;s sentencing memo continued. &ldquo;The amount of damage he caused is immeasurable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Teixeira was previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/975491\/alleged-pentagon-leaker-admonished-by-his-superiors-multiple-times-over-classified-document-handling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"been\">reprimanded<\/a> by his superiors in September and October 2022 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-suddenly-realize-karine-jean-pierre-is-terrible-at-her-job\/\" title=\"Dems Suddenly Realize Karine Jean-Pierre Is Terrible at Her Job\">mishandling classified materials<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1872971\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1872971\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira receives 15-year prison sentence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2367963,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jack-Teixeira-sentencing.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[44885,44886,3891,12447,32076],"class_list":["post-2367962","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-jack-teixeira","tag-pentagon-leaker","tag-prison","tag-sentencing","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Jack-Teixeira-sentencing.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367962","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367962"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367962\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367966,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367962\/revisions\/2367966"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367963"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367962"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367962"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367962"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}