Jack Teixeira
Jack Teixeira | |
|---|---|
| Born | Jack Douglas Teixeira 21 December 2001 |
| Known for | 2022–2023 Pentagon leaks |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | |
| Service years | 2019–2025 |
| Rank | Airman first class |
| Unit | 102nd Intelligence Wing |
| Criminal information | |
| Motive | Social status |
| Convictions | 6 counts of Willful retention of National Defense Information (pleaded guilty) |
| Criminal penalty | 15 years imprisonment |
Date apprehended | 13 April 2023 |
Jack Douglas Teixeira (/tɛkˈsɛrə/ tek-SERR-ə; born 21 December 2001) is an American former airman in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. In April 2023, following an investigation into the removal and disclosure of hundreds of classified Pentagon documents, Teixeira was arrested by FBI agents and charged with unauthorized retention and transmission of national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act of 1917 and unauthorized removal and retention of classified documents or material. In March 2024, Teixeira pleaded guilty to six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information.
On 12 November 2024, Teixeira was sentenced to fifteen years in prison by a federal court in Massachusetts. In March 2025, he was recalled to active duty to separately face charges of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice in a court-martial that was convened at Hanscom Air Force Base, and was dishonorably discharged.