article_snippet: Ryan Pate was arrested in Abu Dhabi last month after complaining about Ryan Pate UAE employer on Facebook - a violation of the country's law against slandering an employer .
article_snippet: Ryan Pate, a helicopter mechanic from Belleair Bluffs, Florida, took to Facebook after a dispute over sick leave with the company a Florida man was working for in the United Arab Emirates.
article_snippet: Pate, 30, said the incident stemmed from a trip to Florida in December.
highlights_snippet: Ryan Pate was on a break from work, visiting Ryan Pate home in Florida, when Ryan Pate complained on Facebook about spat with UAE employer .
  
highlights_snippet: When Ryan Pate flew back to Abu Dhabi to quit, Ryan Pate was arrested for breaking the country's law against slandering an employer .
  
highlights_snippet: Ryan Pate faces up to five years in prison and a $50,000 fine if convicted .
  
highlights_snippet: Ryan Pate had just proposed to Ryan Pate girlfriend when Ryan Pate was arrested .
  
highlights_snippet: Ryan Pate trial is scheduled for March 17 .