- David Franklin Slater, 63, a U.S. Air Force employee and retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel from Nebraska, was arrested for allegedly transmitting classified national defense information on a foreign online dating platform.
- According to the charging documents, Slater attended USSTRATCOM briefings regarding Russia’s war against Ukraine, then transmitted classified NDI that he learned from those briefings to his co-conspirator, who claimed to be a female living in Ukraine.
- If convicted, Slater faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $250,000 for each count of conspiracy to transmit and the transmission of national defense information. Read More