Air Force Veteran Accused of Disclosing Classified Data on Aircraft, Weapons in Latest Military Leak Case
Military.com | By Thomas Novelly
Published June 28, 2024 at 4:56pm ET
An Air Force veteran in Florida has been charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified material related to U.S. aircraft and weapons, marking the latest case of a current or former service member being accused of mishandling sensitive information.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida announced Thursday that retired Lt. Col. Paul J. Freeman, 68, of Niceville, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on nine counts of retaining and sharing national defense information.
"As alleged in the indictment, Freeman, on multiple occasions between November 2020 and March 2021, transmitted classified national defense information about United States Air Force aircraft and weapons to people not authorized to access the information," the U.S. Attorney's Office said in a press release.
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