Jack Teixeira, the young Massachusetts Air National Guardsman accused of leaking a trove of classified military documents and posting them online, has reached an agreement with federal prosecutors to plead guilty, according to a new court filing and sources familiar with the case. On Thursday, federal prosecutors in Boston filed a motion for a Rule 11 hearing on Monday, which signals Teixeira will plead guilty and the judge will determine whether the plea is truly voluntary. To what charge or charges Teixeira will plead was not immediately clear. He allegedly began posting classified documents online in January 2022, according to the Justice Department. Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira to plead guilty: Sources originally appeared on abcnews.go.com

Source: ABC News February 29, 2024 22:01 UTC