Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced Tuesday to 15 years for stealing classified information from the Pentagon and sharing it online, the U.S.

A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions prosecutors said put the country's national security at risk,

A federal judge on Tuesday sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine. Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty earlier this year to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act following his arrest in the most consequential national security case in years.

Prosecutors will urge a U.S. judge on Tuesday to sentence Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira to nearly 17 years in prison for leaking online highly classified military documents, including records related to Russia's war in Ukraine.

Prosecutors said that Teixeira's actions represent one of the most severe breaches of the Espionage Act in recent memory.

A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine is expected to be sentenced in federal court Tuesday

I wanted to say I’m sorry for all the harm that I brought and caused,” Teixeira said, referencing the “maelstrom” he caused. “I understand all the