US airman jailed for 15 years over Pentagon document leaks

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The 22-year-old shared secret assessments of Russia's war in Ukraine, including information about troop movements

The 22-year-old shared secret assessments of Russia's war in Ukraine, including information about troop movementsA US federal judge has sentenced an Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison, after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly, 22, pleaded guilty earlier this year to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defence information under the Espionage Act, after his arrest in 2023.

Teixeira also admitted posting information about a US adversary’s plans to harm US forces serving overseas. “I wanted to say I’m sorry for all the harm that I brought and caused,” Texeira said, referring to the “maelstrom” he caused to friends, family anyone affected overseas. But they argued that Teixeira’s actions, though criminal, were never meant to “harm the United States”. He also had no prior criminal record.

“His intent was to educate his friends about world events to make certain they were not misled by misinformation,” the lawyers wrote.

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