David Sheldon Boone

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David Sheldon Boone
Born (1952-08-26) August 26, 1952
Flint, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationSignals intelligence analyst
Criminal statusReleased
MotiveFinancial gain
ConvictionConspiracy to commit espionage (18 U.S.C. ยง 794)
Criminal penalty24 years and four months imprisonment

David Sheldon Boone (born August 26, 1952) is a former U.S. Army signals analyst who worked for the National Security Agency (NSA) and was convicted of espionage-related charges in 1999 related to his sale of secret documents to the Soviet Union from 1988 to 1991. Boone's case was an example of a late Cold War U.S. government security breach.

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