The charges against him carry a maximum combined sentence of up to 15 years in prison.
Teixeira allegedly began sharing the documents on a Minecraftoriented Discord server in late 2022.
He supposedly didnt intend to act as a whistleblower, but the content eventually spread to other Discord servers as well as 4chan and Telegram.
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Accused of leaking classified documents, Jack Teixeira was charged after a quick investigation focused on his digital trail. The New York Times investigative journalism team identified Teixeira by finding an Instagram account mentioned in his Steam profile.
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