On March 2, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel was detained in the United States. He is suspected of illegally disclosing classified information about national defense and the Russian-Ukrainian war on a dating site.
US classified data about the Russia-Ukraine war leaked to the public
According to the Office of Public Relations by the US Department of Justice, 63-year-old David Franklin Slater is under suspicion.
Most recently, he was a US Air Force civilian employee at the US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM).
The US Department of Justice says that he allegedly communicated with a person who pretended to be Ukrainian and sent secret documents to the Pentagon about the Russo-Ukrainian war.
American authorities admit that Slater had access to state secrets.
Certain responsibilities are incumbent to individuals with access to Top Secret information. The allegations against Mr. Slater challenge whether he betrayed those responsibilities, Nebraska District Attorney Susan Lehr explained.
According to the US Department of Justice, a person posing as a citizen of Ukraine on a dating site constantly asked to provide her with confidential, non-public, closed and classified information and referred to Slater in her messages as a "beloved secret informant" and "secret agent".
The request of "beloved" Slater was not alarmed in any way, and he provided her with classified data, including those related to military facilities and Russian military potential associated with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
What the correspondence of a US Army retired lieutenant colonel with his "beloved" looked like:
"Dear, what are they showing on the screens in the special room? It's fascinating..."
"Dear Dave, does NATO and Biden have a secret plan to help us?"
"Dave, it's great that you're the first to get information (about a specific country). I hope you'll tell me right away. You're my secret agent. With love."
"My dear Dave, thank you for the valuable information. It's great that two officials from the USA are going to Kyiv."
According to the latest information, Slater faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each count of conspiracy to transmit information that constitutes a state secret.
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