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A government employee, Dave Slater, got himself into quite a pickle recently. This retired US Army hotshot turned civilian Air Force employee at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was indicted for spilling the beans on super secret info through a foreign online dating site. Talk about mixing business with pleasure!
Government Employee Indicted for Disclosing Classified Information on 'Foreign Online Dating Platform'https://t.co/2pj6CMTFD5
— RedState (@RedState) March 5, 2024
Now, this fella thought he was being all sly by sharing classified intel at the SECRET level with his Ukrainian sweetheart. But guess what? Uncle Sam wasn’t too pleased about it. The Justice Department swooped in, wagging their fingers at Slater for putting national security on the line just to impress a foreign flame. What a rookie move, Dave!
The text messages between Slater and his overseas crush read like a bad spy novel. It’s like he was auditioning for a role in a cartoon, not knowing he was already in too deep. The guy was probably more interested in playing James Bond than actually protecting his country. But hey, at least he dodged the dreaded “it’s not you, it’s me” speech, right?
In all seriousness, this blunder highlights a serious breach of trust and security. As a conservative, it’s clear that we can’t have loose cannons like Slater running amok and jeopardizing our nation’s safety for a little romance. It’s a good thing the authorities caught wind of his antics before things got even messier. Let this be a lesson to all – keep classified info where it belongs, not in your love letters.
