Air National Guard member who leaked military secrets to Discord pleads guilty, faces up to 17 years in prison
An Air National Guard member who was arrested in April 2023 on suspicion of leaking government military secrets to Discord has admitted that he is guilty of the charges. The defendant could have been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison, but by pleading guilty, he entered into a plea bargain with prosecutors and was sentenced to a maximum of 16 years and 8 months in prison.
Jack Teixeira pleads guilty in leaked documents case
Discord leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty, seeks light 11-year sentence | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/discord-leaker-jack-teixeira-pleads-guilty-seeks-light-11-year-sentence/
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, was charged with six charges including ``intentionally retaining and transmitting national defense information'' for posting classified documents on Discord around January 2023.
The FBI arrested a 21-year-old National Guard who leaked military secrets and immediately prosecuted him, how did they come to identify the culprit? -GIGAZINE
Initially, the defendant claimed to be innocent of all six charges.
Each of these charges could carry up to 10 years in prison, and the defendant could have been sentenced to up to 60 years in prison, but he struck a deal with prosecutors to plead guilty. The sentence was 16 years and 8 months imprisonment. The defense, on the other hand, is claiming 11 years.
District Court Judge Indira Talwani will hold a hearing on September 27, 2024 to decide whether to approve the deal between the defendant and the prosecution. The defendant has been in custody since April 2023, so if this period is extended and the defense's argument is successful, he is expected to be released on bail in 2032, and if the prosecution's request is met, he is expected to be released on bail around 2037.
According to a defense official, the defendant is still treated as an active duty National Guard member, and there is a possibility that he will be taken to a military tribunal after the lawsuit in federal court is concluded. The decision to proceed with a military tribunal is under the jurisdiction of the Air Force.
By the way, Air Force inspectors reported that many people noticed the suspect's suspicious behavior but did not take necessary action, and there was a lack of supervision, and 15 people in the Air Force were disciplined. .
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Discord | 'Have you ever come across information on the Internet that you believe is a leak of confidential information?' ' | GIGAZINE
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