Former CIA agent Aldrich Ames dies in federal prison.

Aldrich Ames, a former CIA agent turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland at the age of 84. He was a key figure in the CIA’s intelligence division, with access to sensitive information on the United States’ Soviet program, meeting with KGB members multiple times. Arrested in 1994, Ames had been spying for the Russians since 1985, providing classified documents in exchange for money. His actions led to the compromise of CIA assets and ultimately his life imprisonment, as well as his wife’s sentencing for aiding his espionage activities.

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