WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Will Plead Guilty in Deal With US and Return to Australia

June 24, 2024 at 07:54PM Julian Assange is set to plead guilty to an Espionage Act charge of conspiring to unlawfully obtain and disseminate classified national defense information, resolving a long legal saga. The guilty plea, yet to be approved by a judge, ends the U.S. government’s pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder. He is expected … Read more

Ex-NSA Employee Sentenced to 22 Years for Trying to Sell U.S. Secrets to Russia

May 1, 2024 at 03:12AM A former NSA employee has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for attempting to transfer classified documents to Russia. Despite a short tenure at NSA, Jareh Dalke made contact with an undercover FBI agent posing as a Russian, and transmitted top-secret documents in exchange for money. Dalke pleaded guilty … Read more

Pentagon Leaker Jack Teixeira Pleads Guilty Under a Deal That Calls for at Least 11 Years in Prison

March 4, 2024 at 04:21PM Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other national security secrets. He faces at least 11 years in prison after admitting to illegally collecting and sharing sensitive information on the social media platform Discord. Teixeira’s sentencing … Read more

Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Case

March 2, 2024 at 07:48AM Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira is expected to plead guilty to leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform. He had previously pleaded not guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. He was detected searching for “leak” in a classified … Read more

Air National Guardsman Teixeira to admit he was Pentagon files leaker

March 1, 2024 at 05:11PM Jack Teixeira, the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking classified Pentagon documents, is expected to plead guilty in a US court. Teixeira allegedly shared the files and photos on social media to impress fellow gamers. An Air Force report blames Teixeira’s chain of command for letting the data leak happen. … Read more

Air Force Disciplines 15 as IG Finds That Security Failures Led to Massive Classified Documents Leak

December 12, 2023 at 08:48AM The Air Force disciplined 15 personnel for failing to act on suspicious behavior by airman Jack Teixeira, who is accused of leaking classified military information. The actions taken include relieving personnel from their positions and non-judicial punishment. Teixeira, charged under the Espionage Act, shared information through Discord and accessed classified … Read more