According to the ministry, this is a 63-year-old man who retired in April 2022. He worked at the Comprehensive Command Center and had access to it. extremely confidential Files.
During the final months of his ministry, the man was active on a dating site. Through the platform, he had a conversation with a person who claimed to be a woman in Ukraine. She regularly asked the man for information, and he would provide it to her as well. The alleged wife described the man as a “secret love agent.”
According to the US Department of Defense, the man was regularly present in discussions about the situation in Ukraine shortly after Russia invaded the country. The man is said to have passed on information about military targets and Russian military power in Ukraine.
The US Department of Justice does not wish to provide further details on what exactly this information relates to. According to the Attorney General, this concerns “information related to the security of our country, which could be used by enemies against the United States.”
The man will appear in court on Wednesday. If found guilty, he could be sentenced to up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 for each crime he commits.
