Former Air National Guardsman and accused Pentagon top secret document leaker Jack Teixeira has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Massachusetts on six felony counts, each carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
The indictment, released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 15, accuses the 21-year-old Teixeira of willful retention and transmission of classified information relating to national defense.
Teixeira stands accused of committing one of the most serious U.S. security breaches since the infamous WikiLeaks fiasco in 2010, in which over 700,000 documents, videos, and diplomatic cables were leaked to the public.
“Teixeira is charged with sharing information with users on a social media platform he knew were not entitled to receive it. In doing so, he is alleged to have violated U.S. law and endangered our national security,” Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said in a statement….