"Aldrich Ames, the CIA agent who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84. His death on Monday was confirmed by the Bureau of Prisons. Ames admitted to passing on information to Moscow for nearly a decade, including the identities of western agents behind the Iron Curtain."
"Ames admitted to passing on information to Moscow for nearly a decade, including the identities of western agents behind the Iron Curtain. He was arrested in February 1994 and pleaded guilty without a trial to espionage and tax evasion. In a jailhouse interview with the Washington Post the day before he was sentenced, Ames said he was motivated to spy by financial troubles, immediate and continuing. Ames admitted being paid $2.5m by Moscow."
Aldrich Ames died in a Maryland prison at age 84, and the Bureau of Prisons confirmed his death on Monday. Ames spied for the Soviet Union and Russia for nearly a decade and passed information that included the identities of Western agents operating behind the Iron Curtain. He was arrested in February 1994 and pleaded guilty without a trial to espionage and tax evasion. In a jailhouse interview the day before he was sentenced, Ames said he was motivated to spy by immediate and continuing financial troubles and admitted being paid $2.5 million by Moscow. His espionage is regarded as one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history.
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