Skip to main content
Cloudy icon
78º

Florida man appears in court accused of disclosing U.S. Air Force secrets

(sergeitokmakov/Pixabay.com)

A 68-year-old man from Niceville, Florida, appeared in federal court on Thursday in Pensacola accused of sharing secrets he had access to while working for the U.S. Air Force.

A federal grand jury indicted Paul J. Freeman charging him with nine counts of unauthorized possession and transmission of classified national defense information.

Recommended Videos



According to the indictment, U.S. Air Force investigators and FBI agents found Freeman revealed secrets about aircraft and weapons between November 2020 and March 2021.

Freeman is set to appear in court for a detention hearing at 1 p.m., on July 1, at the U.S. Courthouse in Pensacola before U.S. Magistrate Judge Zachary Bolitho. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.


About the Author
Andrea Torres headshot

The Emmy Award-winning journalist joined the Local 10 News team in 2013. She wrote for the Miami Herald for more than 9 years and won a Green Eyeshade Award.

Loading...

Recommended Videos