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Pentagon Leaker Takes 16-Year Prison Sentence in Plea Deal

‘I DID IT’

He’s pleaded guilty to six charges.

Amanda Yen

Breaking News Intern

Published Mar. 4 2024 12:28PM EST

An undated picture shows Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, who was arrested by the FBI, over his alleged involvement in leaks online of classified documents, posing for a selfie at an unidentified location. — Social Media/Reuters

Amanda Yen

Amanda Yen

Breaking News Intern

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