Federal officials have arrested an American soldier, who allegedly tried to share classified information about the Army’s M1A2 Abram tank with Russia, Justice Department Said.
The 22-year-old active-duty Army member-a member of the Taylor Adam Lee-Texas-was arrested on Wednesday and was accused with the broadcast of National Defense Information for a foreign defense under the Steering Act, federal prosecutors said in one. statementHe was also accused under the Arms Export Control Act.
The Department of Justice claimed that Lee “Offer the M1A2 Abrams tank online export-controlled technical information to transmitted and Russian Federation.” The prosecutors accused Lee of trying to swap information for Russian citizenship.
Lee – who organized a top secret security approval – allegedly written online earlier this year, “USA is not happy with me to try to highlight its weaknesses,” and, “, at this point I will also do volunteers to help the Russian Federation when I am there in any way.”
During a meeting of a person in July 1, Lee submitted an SD card with alleged technical data and other information on the Abrams tank, which he considered to be “representative of the Russian government.” He allegedly discussed giving Russia a piece of hardware from the tank, and last week appeared to give hardware at an El Passo Storage Unit.
“Completed the mission,” Lee messaged the person, the Department of Justice said.
A warrant for his arrest was filed in the El Paso Federal Court on Tuesday. He Arrested And the next day presented in his initial court. A criminal complaint was not filed in the court on Wednesday, and it is not clear whether Lee is shown by a lawyer or not.
“This arrest is a dangerous reminder of the serious threat to our US Army,” Brigade. Commanding General General Scene F. of the Counterineability Command of the Army. Stinachon said in a statement.
Lee’s arrest comes in the form of military grapes with online espionage and leak hazards.
Chinese intelligence agents have tried to woo American service members online target and give them sensitive information in exchange for salary, a tendency called “virtual spying” by some counter -protest officials. CBS News The report was reported earlier this year.
Separately, former Air National Guardsman Jack was Tyssira was sentenced In jail for 15 years in jail last year to share classified documents about the Russia-Ukraine war on the messaging platform disorders. And a retired army officer Which worked as an employee of the Civil Air Force Last month convicted for sharing information about the Russia-Ukraine war on a dating app.
