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Grand Juror Pleads Guilty in Secret Proceedings Leak

Her plea agreement recommends a one-day sentence deemed served with two years of supervised release pending judicial approval

Jessica Leslie during an initial appearance in federal court on July 22, 2205.
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Overview

  • The U.S. Attorney’s Office charged Leslie on July 15, 2025, with criminal contempt for leaking sealed grand jury materials between August 2022 and March 2024
  • Her plea agreement recommends a one-day sentence deemed served with two years of supervised release under U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s review, with sentencing scheduled for September 26, 2025
  • She admitted disclosing witness names and testimony from a grand jury convened to review state prosecutors’ conduct in Karen Read’s homicide case alongside a separate State Police bribery investigation
  • The FBI began its inquiry after a January 2024 post on X revealed details of a still-sealed federal indictment, leading agents to secure warrants that traced the leak to Leslie
  • No other jurors or officials have faced charges after the grand jury concluded in March 2025 without issuing additional indictments