The arrest of an employee of the US military on the charge of disclosing classified information

, the US Department of Justice announced that a US military civilian employee was arrested on charges of leaking classified defense information on a foreign online dating platform.

In the indictment issued to this man, he is accused of sending classified information about the Russian-Ukrainian war through e-mails and online messages to a woman who lives in Ukraine.

Accordingly, the identity of this woman, who called Slaughter her “secret agent” and “secret love informant”, has not been specified in this indictment.

The Justice Department said Slaughter had retired as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army but had previously served as a civilian employee in the Air Force and served as a strategic commander. The US Army was stationed at Offat Air Force Base in Nebraska. He is sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for each of his charges.

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