Pentagon Secrets Leaker Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison by a Federal Judge

November 12, 2024 at 04:51PM Jack Teixeira, who pleaded guilty in March to six counts of retaining and transmitting national defense information under the Espionage Act, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by a federal judge. **Meeting Notes Takeaways:** 1. **Guilty Plea**: Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts related to the willful retention … Read more

Julian Assange pleads guilty, leaves courtroom a free man

June 26, 2024 at 02:37PM Julian Assange appeared in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands and pleaded guilty to a single charge of Conspiracy to obtain and disclose national defense information. He was sentenced to 62 months, but as he had already served that amount of time in UK jails, he was … Read more

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

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

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

Ex-NSA techie pleads guilty to selling state secrets to Russia

October 24, 2023 at 12:52PM A former NSA tech has pleaded guilty to violating the Espionage Act by providing classified information to individuals he believed were Russian spies. Jareh Sebastian Dalke faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, but the government has agreed to seek a sentence of no more than 22 years if … Read more