The 62-year-old sent “a peek” of a computer screen to a woman to show her what he does “for a living”
A retired US Army colonel has been sentenced to two years in prison for sharing classified information about the country’s war plans with a woman he met online, the Department of Justice said on Wednesday.
Kevin Charles Luke, 62, served in both active-duty and reserve roles for nearly four decades before retiring as a colonel in 2018. He later continued working as a civilian employee for US Central Command, which oversees the country’s military operations worldwide.
Prosecutors said the retired colonel shared classified information in October 2024, alleging that he sent a woman a text message from his personal cellphone reading: “sent to my boss earlier, gives you a peek at what I do for a living.”
The message was followed by a photo of a computer screen showing an email he had sent from his government account. A year later, Luke pleaded guilty, admitting as part of a plea agreement that he had abused a position of public trust.
According to court documents released by the US Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida, Luke held a top secret” security clearance both during his Army service and later as a civilian employee. The office noted that he had signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement in February 2019, indicating that he understood his obligation to protect classified information.
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