Jack Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty in Pentagon Classified Documents Case

Published on March 1, 2024

Jack Teixeira, the former Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking top-secret Pentagon documents, is expected to plead guilty in a Boston court next week, according to newly filed court papers. Federal prosecutors asked the judge to schedule a Rule 11 hearing—a proceeding where plea changes are discussed—court papers (pdf) show. The hearing is scheduled for 11 a.m. on March 4 in Boston’s federal courthouse. No other details were immediately available. The Massachusetts U.S. attorney’s office declined to comment further. An attorney for Mr. Teixeira didn’t immediately return a phone message. Mr. Teixeira, 22, was arrested in April last year at a home in southern Massachusetts, roughly 18 miles east of Providence, Rhode Island, following a Department of Justice (DOJ) probe into a leak of highly classified materials on the messaging apps Discord and Telegram, as well as the 4chan website....

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