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An active-duty U.S. Army soldier, Taylor Adam Lee, has been arrested on charges of espionage and export violations.

Lee is accused of attempting to provide sensitive national defense information about the M1A2 Abrams tank to what he believed were representatives of the Russian government.

The charges allege Lee offered classified documents and a piece of hardware from the tank in exchange for Russian citizenship.

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.

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