A U.S. soldier at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, has been arrested and charged with espionage for trying to sell national defense secrets to Russia, the Department of Justice said Wednesday.
Taylor Adam Lee, 22, in 2025 allegedly transmitted export-controlled technical information on the M1A2 Abrams tank online and offered assistance to the Russian Federation, stating, “the USA is not happy with me for trying to expose their weaknesses. At this point I’d even volunteer to assist the Russian federation when I’m there in any way.”
He also passed an SD card to a person believed to be a representative of the Russian government and provided “a detailed overview of the documents and information contained on the SD card, including documents and information on the M1A2 Abrams, another armored fighting vehicle used by the U.S. military, and combat operations,” according to the DOJ.
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