EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 22-year-old active-duty soldier stationed at Fort Bliss was arrested on Wednesday, Aug. 6, on suspicion of espionage and export violations, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Taylor Adam Lee faces charges of attempted transmission of national defense information to a foreign adversary and attempted export of controlled technical data without a license.

From May 2025 to present, Lee, with a top secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance, established his credentials and sent U.S. defense information to Russia's Ministry of Defense, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

In June, Lee allegedly sent export-controlled technology information about the M1A2 Abrams tank and o

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