Last spring's information leak was one of the most serious in the recent history of the United States.
About the Discord leak suspect Jack Teixeira has admitted that he was guilty of keeping and disseminating classified national security information.
The US media The New York Times, which reports on the matter by Teixeira may face 16 years in prison. He has promised to cooperate with the authorities in order to find out the scale of the data leaks.
The New York Times reports that the judge in the case will decide whether to approve the deal in September. According to it, however, it would be rather unusual for a judge to make changes to an agreement that has required the approval of high-ranking officials.
So called The Discord leak last spring was one of the most serious data breaches in recent US history.
In the case, secret documents of the United States armed forces and the intelligence service were allegedly leaked to the public via the messaging service Discord. The documents revealed, for example, that the United States had been spying on its allies Israel and South Korea.
The FBI arrested Teixeira in April last year. Teixeira, now 22, was a corporal in the intelligence division of the Air National Guard in Massachusetts.
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