David Sheldon Boone | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 26, 1952 Flint, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupation | Signals intelligence analyst |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Motive | Financial gain |
| Conviction(s) | Conspiracy to commit espionage (18 U.S.C. § 794) |
| Criminal penalty | 24 years and four months imprisonment |
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. Boone's case was an example of a late Cold War U.S. government security breach.