– Alleged Pentagon Leaker Charged Under Espionage Act In Boston Court:
The alleged leaker of hundreds of classified Pentagon and US intelligence documents, 21-year old Jack Teixeira, was charged Friday with violating the Espionage Act. An additional statute was also cited which prohibits unauthorized removal of classified documents.
Both violations could bring 15 or 20 years in prison if convicted, after the Pentagon deemed his actions as posing a “very serious” national security risk. The documents were a mix of classifications: everything from sensitive but unclassified, to Secret, to ‘Top Secret/NOFORN’ – meaning foreign allies were not allowed access to these. Espioange Act charges typically carry up to 10 years in prison each.
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