David Slater, a 64-year-old retired U.S. Army officer who later worked as a civilian employee for the Air Force, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information regarding Russia's war with Ukraine. Slater held a top-secret security clearance in his post-retirement position with the U.S. Strategic Command. The classified information was shared on a foreign online dating platform with a Ukrainian woman he met there. In exchange for his guilty plea, two other charges against Slater were dropped. The Department of Justice confirmed the case, highlighting concerns about the unauthorized dissemination of sensitive military intelligence.
🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 AP: A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia’s war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform. David Slater, 64, who had top secret clearance at his job at the https://t.co/njUpR8Rkna
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A retired Army officer who worked as a civilian for the Air Force has pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine on a foreign online dating platform. https://t.co/Lz7yi5jtCJ