Official! Jack Teixeira Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Leaking Pentagon Secrets
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He also said that the recommendation from prosecutors would send a message to anyone in the military who might consider similar actions.
"This will be a cautionary tale for the men and women in the US military," Dolan said. "They will be told that this is what happens if you break your word, if you betray your country... They will know the name of the accused. They will know the sentence imposed by the court."
But Teixeira's lawyer, Michael Bachrach, told the judge on Tuesday that 11 years was enough.
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"This is a significant, harsh and difficult sentence, one that will not be easily served," Bachrach said. "It will serve as an extreme deterrent to anyone, especially young soldiers. It's enough to deter them from committing serious acts."
Teixeira, of North Dighton, Massachusetts, had pleaded guilty in March to six counts of intentional retention and transmission of national defense information under the Espionage Act. It came almost a year after he was arrested in the biggest national security leak case in years.
The 22-year-old admitted that he illegally collected some of the country's most sensitive secrets and shared them with other users on the Discord social media platform.
When Teixeira pleaded guilty, prosecutors said they would seek a prison term at the upper end of the sentencing range. But the defense wrote in their previous memorandum of defense that 11 years "basically equals half of the life Jack has lived so far."
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His lawyers described Teixeira as an autistic and isolated individual who spent most of his time online, particularly with the Discord community. They said that his actions, while criminal, were never intended to "harm the United States." He also had no prior criminal record.
"Instead, his intention was to educate his friends about world events to ensure that they were not misled by misinformation," the lawyers wrote. "For Jack, the Ukraine war was World War II or Iraq for his generation, and he needed someone to share the experience with."
