David Franklin Slater, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit confidential national defense information. He shared military secrets regarding the Russia-Ukraine war with a woman he met online, referred to as 'co-conspirator 1.' Slater was employed at Offutt Air Force Base and held a Top Secret security clearance. Their online communication spanned from February 2022 to April 2022, coinciding with Russia's invasion. He knowingly shared sensitive information despite signing a non-disclosure agreement stating the severe consequences of negligent handling of such information.
David Franklin Slater, a 64-year-old Nebraska resident and retired US Army lieutenant colonel, worked as a civilian employee of the US Air Force and held a Top Secret security clearance from August 2021 to April 2022.
Slater's supposed love interest is referred to as 'co-conspirator 1' in the indictment, and the two communicated regularly over email and through an online messaging platform from February 2022 until April 2022.
During this time, Co-Conspirator 1 regularly asked David Franklin Slater to provide her with sensitive, non-public, closely held, and classified national defense information, to which he had access as a result of his employment.
Slater shared classified information with a woman he met on a dating app, despite his signed non-disclosure agreement, indicating negligent handling of sensitive compartmented information.
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