Afghanistan, Jan. 3 -- The FBI arrested over 85 individuals in 2025 for espionage, marking a 40 percent increase, highlighting growing foreign intelligence threats.
The FBI announced that more than 85 individuals were arrested under its counterintelligence program in 2025, marking a more than 40 percent increase compared to the previous year. FBI Director Kash Patel revealed the figures in a statement on January 2, highlighting the agency's intensified efforts to combat espionage and foreign threats.
Among those arrested, an active-duty soldier, Taylor Adam Lee, was accused of attempting to transfer classified national defense information to a "foreign adversary." Director Patel noted that this case underscores ongoing risks to U.S. natio...