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A US Army soldier with a top security approval in Texas has been accused of handing over sensitive information about the main war tank of the army in exchange for Russian citizenship.
22 -year -old Taylor Adam Lee was arrested on Wednesday on charges of broadcasting National Defense Information for trying to export controlled technical data of a foreign and unlicensed technical data.
“This arrest is a dangerous reminder of the serious threat to our US Army,” Brigadier General Scene F. Stinachon, Commanding General of the Commandens Command of the Army, said.
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The US Army Fort Bliss Base is in El Paso, Texas, US on Tuesday, February 12, 2019. (Through Adria Malcolm/Bloomberg Getty Image)
Federal prosecutors said that Lee tried to hand over information to someone whom he considered to be a Russian intelligence officer in exchange for Russian citizenship.
The Department of Justice said Lee was posted at Fort Bliss in El Paso, where he had organized a top Gupta (TS) / Sensitive Compartment Information (SCI) security approval.
In June, he allegedly sent online information about the M1A2 Abrams tank and offered assistance to Russia, saying, “The USA is not happy with me to try to highlight its weaknesses.”
He said, “At this point I also work voluntarily to help the Russian Federation, when I am there in some way,” he allegedly said.
During the July 1 meeting between Li, he considered someone representative of the Russian government, Li allegedly passed an SD card, including documents and information on the Abrams Battle Tank, said another armored fighting vehicle, and Combat Operation, prosecutors.
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Fort Bliss and an M1A2 Abrams tank entrance. On the basis, a soldier is accused of disclosing sensitive data of a war tank, which he was working for the Russian government. (Getty image)
The prosecutors said many documents included technical data that was not authorized to provide Lee, the prosecutors said.
Other documents on the SD card were marked as controlled unpopular information (CUI), and the banner warning and dissemination controls were depicted. During the meeting, Lee reportedly stated that SD card information was sensitive and possibly classified.
Officials said Lee also discussed obtaining and providing a specific piece of hardware inside the M1A2 Abrams tank to the Russian government. On 31 July, he appeared as a hardware for a storage unit in El Paso.
He then sent a message to the person whom he considered a representative of the Russian government, stating: “Completed the mission.”
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“Today’s arrest is a message for anyone who thinks about cheating America – especially service members have taken an oath to protect our motherland,” said Roman Rosavski, Assistant Director, FBI Countertile Tribes. “FBI and our fellow will do everything in our power to protect the security and classified information of Americans.”
Lee’s arrest came on the same day when a soldier shot five other soldiers at Fort Stewart in Georgia. SGT. Officials said 28 -year -old Quornius Redford shot five soldiers in the 2 armored Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) area.
According to Fort Stewart officials, all the soldiers were treated on the site and then rushed to the Vinn Army Community Hospital. Redford, who is caught acts as one Automated logistics surgent Assigned to ABCT.
Greg Vehner of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
