Another spy scandal in the USA. A former US Air Force employee was detained on March 2 for disclosing classified information about Russia’s war against Ukraine on a dating site. We are talking about 63-year-old David Slater, who was a civilian worker.
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The Ministry of Justice noted that he worked in the command and from August 2021 to April 2022 had access to classified information. In particular, he was present at strategic briefings, and transmitted the collected information through a dating site to a person posing as a woman living in Ukraine.
In the correspondence, the interlocutor called Slater “sweetie” and a “secret agent”, and also constantly asked to tell new data “from the screens in a special room.”
Prior to working at the Air Force base, he served in the U.S. Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. The first court hearing will take place on March 5. He faces up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250 thousand. on each count of the indictment.
Slater worked at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska as a civilian, but had access to classified information, including intelligence.
Source: Racurs
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