U.S. Air National Guard member who leaked documents on Ukraine gets 15-year sentence

A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions prosecutors said put the country's national security at risk, endangered other military members and damaged U.S. relationships with its allies.

U.S. Air National Guard member who leaked documents on Ukraine gets 15-year sentence
Jack Douglas Teixeira, a U.S. Air National Guard member, is seen in an undated photo.

A federal judge sentenced a Massachusetts Air National Guard member to 15 years in prison Tuesday for leaking classified military documents about the war in Ukraine, actions prosecutors said put the country's national security at risk, endangered other military members and damaged U.S. relationships with its allies.