Former CIA agent who betrayed US dies in prison at 84.

CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold secrets to the Soviet Union and Russia, has died in prison at 84. He received $2.5m for betraying Western intelligence assets, leading to executions of Western agents. Ames pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion, receiving a life sentence in 1994. He downplayed the impact of his actions, claiming they had no real effect on US security interests.

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