Overview

• The court also imposed a $25,000 fine and one year of supervised release, with credit for time served.
• Slater held a top-secret clearance at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base from August 2021 to April 2022, and the disclosures occurred between February and April 2022.
• According to court records, the messages relayed information on military targets and Russian military capabilities drawn from classified briefings.
• The Justice Department said the disclosures could have harmed U.S. interests or benefited a foreign nation.
• He was arrested in March 2024 and pleaded guilty in July 2025 to a conspiracy charge, with two additional counts dismissed under the plea agreement.