Leah B. Foley United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts | Department of Justice
A woman from Dracut, Massachusetts, has been charged with leaking information from a federal grand jury to unauthorized individuals. Jessica M. Leslie, 34, was charged on July 11, 2025, with one count of criminal contempt. Leslie has agreed to plead guilty and will appear in federal court in Boston at a future date. The plea hearing is yet to be scheduled.
The charging document states that between August 11, 2022, and March 4, 2024, Leslie disclosed sealed information to unauthorized persons. This included the names of witnesses appearing before a federal grand jury and details of their testimony and other evidence presented.
Criminal contempt carries a potential sentence of any term of years in prison, five years of supervised release, and a fine up to $250,000. Sentences are determined by a federal district court judge based on U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and relevant statutes.
The announcement was made by United States Attorney Leah B. Foley and Ted E. Docks, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI Boston office. Assistant U.S. Attorney Anne Paruti is prosecuting the case.
The allegations outlined in the charging documents remain as such until proven otherwise in court.
