💨 Abstract

A retired Army officer, David Slater, pleaded guilty to conspiring to transmit classified information about Russia's war with Ukraine via a foreign online dating platform. Slater, who had top-secret clearance, shared military targets and Russian capabilities with an unnamed coconspirator posing as a Ukrainian woman. He faces 5 to 7 years in prison. The information could have harmed U.S. interests or benefited a foreign nation.

Courtesy: WTOP Staff