David Sheldon Boone (born August 26, 1952)[1] 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.
[2] According to the federal complaint, Boone met with his handler about four times a year from late 1988 until June 1990, when his access to classified information was suspended because of "his lack of personal and professional responsibility."
[3] Boone was arrested October 10, 1998, at a hotel outside Washington, D.C. after being lured from his home in Western Germany to the United States in an FBI sting operation.
He was charged with selling Top Secret classified documents to Soviet agents from 1988 to 1991, including a 600-page manual describing U.S. reconnaissance programs and a listing of nuclear targets in Russia.
[4] Boone was indicted on three counts: one for conspiracy to commit espionage and the other two related to his alleged passing of two Top Secret documents to his Soviet handler.