Former CIA officer Aldrich Ames, whose espionage for the Soviet Union and later Russia had far-reaching consequences for US intelligence, has died aged 84 while serving a life sentence in an American jail.
According to Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) records, Ames passed away on January 5.
Ames was Russia’s “most valuable agent” in the late 20th century, whose actions resulted in significant operational successes for the Soviet and Russian state security, journalist and secret services historian Nikolay Dolgopolov wrote in a piece published in Rossiyskaya Gazeta on Wednesday.
Ames was recruited by the Soviet Union in 1985 after he voluntarily…
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