Former Air Force civilian David Slater was sentenced to up to six years in prison in the United States for passing classified information about the war between Russia and Ukraine to a woman on a dating site who posed as Ukrainian.
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Former Air Force civilian David Slater was convicted and sentenced to up to six years in prison for leaking classified information about the Russian war in Ukraine.The spy used a dating site to transfer classified data about military activities in Ukraine, including information about Russian troops’ objectives and capabilities.Despite being discharged from the army, Slater retained access to classified information and continued to attend closed briefings on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
The Lincoln County District Court on October 8 sentenced David Slater to 70 months in prison, a $25,000 fine, and one year of post-release supervision.
In July, Slater pleaded guilty to disclosing classified information related to national defense, after which two other charges were dropped.
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The retired lieutenant colonel, who after his service worked as a civilian employee at the US Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, was detained back in 2024.
Despite being discharged from the army in 2020, he retained access to classified data and continued to attend closed briefings on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
According to the investigation, from August 2021 to April 2022, Slater passed the information he received through a dating site to a person who posed as a Ukrainian.
Among the data transmitted was information about the military objectives and capabilities of Russian troops participating in the invasion of Ukraine.
