Jack Teixeira of Dighton, Massachusetts, has pleaded guilty to federal crimes for leaking highly classified military documents, but the Air National Guard member could also face a court-martialA Massachusetts Air National Guard member who pleaded guilty in March to federal crimes for leaking highly classified military documents appeared Tuesday before a military hearing officer who will recommend whether the guardsman should face a court-martial.Capt.
Teixeira, who was part of the 102nd Intelligence Wing at Otis Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts, worked as a cyber transport systems specialist, essentially an information technology specialist responsible for military communications networks. The hearing officer, Lt. Col. Michael Raiming, initially agreed. He said he wouldn't consider the documents in making his recommendation, but later said he would consider an amended version submitted by prosecutors. Raiming's recommendations, to be issued at a later date, will be sent to Maj. Gen. Daniel DeVoe, who will decide whether the case should continue.
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