Prosecutors Seek 17-Year Sentence for Air Guardsman Over Ukraine War Leaks

Teixeira’s defense attorneys are asking for an 11-year sentence, highlighting his struggles with autism and social acceptance.

The Discord logo and the suspect, national guardsman Jack Teixeira, reflected in an image of the Pentagon in Washington on April 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. prosecutors are requesting a nearly 17-year prison sentence for Jack Douglas Teixeira, a Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking classified military documents.

They describe his actions as “one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history.”