Jack Michael Teixeira, center, father of Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira. arrives at federal court for his son's sentencing hearing, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, in Boston,.
BOSTON (AP) -- A Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty to leaking highly classified military documents about the war in Ukraine is expected to be sentenced in federal court on Tuesday.
Prosecutors have argued that Jack Teixeira should be sentenced to 17 years in prison, saying he "perpetrated one of the most significant and consequential violations of the Espionage Act in American history."
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