Crime & Justice

Ex-Army Officer Charged for Sharing Classified Secrets on Dating Site

‘MY SWEET DAVE’

Authorities said David Franklin Slater was arrested after falling for a woman who sent him messages like: “Beloved Dave, do NATO and Biden have a plan to help us?”

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

Breaking News Reporter

Ukrainian soldiers of a tank unit.
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AJ McDougall

AJ McDougall

Breaking News Reporter

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