Former Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Shared military secrets Sentencing is nearing with other players playing video games online; But lawyers are trying to keep even more details out of public view.

Jack Teixeira faces a maximum sentence of 16 years and eight months in prison on six counts Intentional storage and transmission of national defense information Under the Espionage Act, according to the plea agreement. HE pleaded guilty in federal court in March.

He was originally scheduled to be sentenced in September but this was postponed from August to November 12. Judge Indira Talwani told lawyers during the change of plea hearing that sentencing memos should be submitted two weeks before the sentencing hearing date.

As the date approaches, defense attorneys are now asking to be allowed to submit sentencing briefs seeking a specific sentence and providing the legal justification for such a sentence, under seal because the material they wish to include is of a “sensitive” nature. ” nature.

Defense attorneys wrote in a motion filed Friday that one exhibit in their memorandum was a “neuropsychological evaluation containing protected health information about Mr. Teixeira that should not be made public” and the other was a report by the Air Department Inspector General. The force that is itself sealed. They say that the note itself will quote these documents.

“The lawyer met with the Government, which accepted this request. Pursuant to the parties’ discussion, Mr. Teixeira will then file a redacted version of the Notice of Judgment, which will omit any information subject to the protective order, other than what is publicly available from other sources,” according to the motion filed by his attorneys, Michael Bachrach and Brendan Kelley.

Feds in a case that captured national attention Teixeira was arrested From April 2023 North Dighton A person who was found in the home of one of his parents and was first charged with unauthorized removal and transmission of national defense information and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or materials. In June, he was indicted on all six charges to which he eventually pleaded guilty.

Served as Teixeira Cyber ​​Defense Operations Traveler A man based at Otis Air National Guard Base on Cape Cod has disclosed more than 40 highly classified military documents, including many related to Russia’s war in Ukraine, to a group of video game players who participated in discussions on a Discord server he leads. infiltrated the staff. What gaming-dominated social media platform Discord calls individual groups or forums is a “server.”

Leaked documents at least some geopolitical influences Quite early, according to many reports. The documents included US intelligence analyzes of Taiwan’s air defenses that showed Taiwan could be vulnerable to attack by China. Specifically, it states that only half of Taiwan’s aircraft would be “fully mission capable” in the event of a sudden attack.

It also had an impact on military security at both local and national levels. Fifteen fellow airmen on base he was disciplined and unit for allowing leakage to occur. abandoned his mission.

Due to the nature of the materials Teixeira leaked, the case remained highly confidential throughout with U.S. District Magistrate Judge David H. Hennessy. issue a protection order Regarding applications regarding evidence in the October case. Added Federal Public Defenders assigned to the case Bachrach, a New York City-based attorney team because he already had the necessary security clearance to work on the materials.

Teixeira will also face court martial military regarding their actions, but no date has been set yet.

First Publication Date: 25 October 2024, 17:01