Aldrich Ames — one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history — has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in a Maryland prison. Ames, a former CIA counterintelligence officer, sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia for nearly a decade, compromising dozens of agents and sensitive operations. His betrayals are blamed for the deaths of Western operatives and one of the worst intelligence breaches of the Cold War era.


Biggest US mole Aldrich Ames dies in federal prison in Maryland

Aldrich Ames — one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history — has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in a Maryland prison. Ames, a former CIA counterintelligence officer, sold U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and later Russia for nearly a decade, compromising dozens of agents and sensitive operations. His betrayals are blamed for the deaths of Western operatives and one of the worst intelligence breaches of the Cold War era.

Aldrich Ames, CIA Double Agent for Russia, Dead at 84

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Biggest US mole Aldrich Ames dies in federal prison in Maryland

Aldrich Ames, CIA Double Agent for Russia, Dead at 84