A soldier assigned to Fort Bliss, Texas, has been arrested and charged with espionage for allegedly trying to provide the Russian government with sensitive information about M1A2 Abrams tanks and other armored vehicles, the Justice Department has announced.

Spc. Taylor Adam Lee, 22, is accused of trying to send the information to Russia’s defense ministry starting in May, according to a Justice Department news release, which also says that Lee holds a Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information security clearance — one of the highest levels of access granted.

Lee is currently serving as a tank crewman assigned to the 1st Armored Division, Army Maj. Gen. Curtis Taylor, the division’s commander, said in a statement on Wednesday.

“1st Armored Division will continue to provide support to

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