Federal grand jury indicts alleged Pentagon leaker on multiple charges.

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Federal grand jury indicts alleged Pentagon leaker on multiple charges.
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Jack Teixeira, the Air National guardsman accused of leaking classified documents online, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston on six counts of willful retention and transmission of national defense information. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison for each charge and a fine of up to $250,000. Teixeira was arrested in April for sharing highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine and other top national security issues on Discord. He was ordered to remain behind bars until his trial due to the risk of fleeing.

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