Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames dies at age 84 after espionage conviction.

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA counterintelligence officer who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia, has died at 84 while serving a life sentence for compromising over 100 intelligence operations. Despite red flags, Ames rose through the ranks, eventually betraying his country for money and causing the deaths of several agents. He and his wife were arrested in 1994 after a lengthy mole hunt, with Ames admitting his actions were motivated by financial gain.

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