A contractor from Ethiopia working for the U.S. government has been arrested on espionage charges.

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Contractor Working for U.S. Gov't Arrested on Espionage Charges

And a contractor working for the US. Government has been arrested on espionage charges. The justice department released that yesterday, Abraham Tekle Lema who is from Ethiopia is accused of giving classified information to a foreign country. Court documents show Lema used an encrypted app to send photos, maps and satellite images to the foreign country. Lema had access to classified information through contracting positions he held with the Department of State and Justice Court documents don't identify the country he's accused of spying for.