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US officer arrested in Britain over suspected Russian espionage served at NATO command
US Army Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Tyner, 41, was arrested in Britain on suspicion of offering to spy for Russia and handling protected information. The case involves a joint UK-US investigation and raises questions about the security of sensitive information held by a senior officer serving at a NATO command.
Tyner was based at Imjin Barracks in Gloucestershire, home to NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, and had served in Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar. US officials say he had not passed information to Moscow; he is expected to face charges and be prosecuted under the US military justice system. His social media described him as a “change agent” and “master of coin”, with posts about cryptocurrency.
In short
- US officer Brandon Tyner was arrested in Britain on suspicion of spying for Russia.
- Officials say he had not handed information to Moscow.
- He served at a NATO command and had deployed to Afghanistan, Iraq and Qatar.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Revealed: US army officer arrested by British counter-terror police suspected of spying for Russia is crypto fan who calls himself a ‘change agent’”.