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EL PASO, Texas - A U.S. Army soldier with top-secret clearance has been arrested on espionage charges after allegedly attempting to pass classified information about the M1A2 Abrams tank to Russia in exchange for citizenship.
What we know:
22-year-old Taylor Adam Lee of El Paso, Texas, was arrested today on charges of espionage and export violations.
According to court documents, Lee is an active-duty service member in the U.S. Army stationed at Fort Bliss, and holds a Top Secret (TS) / Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) security clearance.
Allegedly offered assistance to the Russian Federation
Lee sought to establish his U.S. Army credentials and send U.S. defense information to Russia’s Ministry of Defense. From approximately May 2025 through the present.
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