Specialist Taylor Adam Lee, 22, a tank crewmember in the U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas, was arrested on August 6, 2025, in El Paso. Federal prosecutors allege that Lee, who held a Top-Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance, attempted to provide classified technical information on the M1A2 Abrams main battle tank to a person he believed was connected to the Russian Ministry of Defense. The case unfolded over several months beginning in May 2025, when Lee allegedly initiated contact, offering sensitive data in exchange for Russian citizenship. His arrest followed an FBI sting operation that countered an escalating series of information drops and physical handoffs.

A Timeline of (Alleged) Betrayal

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