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Originally published by Citizen DigitalJanuary 7, 2026
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Ex-CIA agent convicted of spying for Soviets dies in prison
Ames worked as a counterintelligence analyst for the CIA for 31 years and, along with his wife Rosario, was convicted of selling information to the Soviet Union between 1985 and 1993.....
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Aldrich Ames, the former CIA agent convicted of spying for the Soviets, died in prison on Monday at the age of 84. His betrayal led to the deaths of a dozen double agents and compromised numerous secret missions.
- Aldrich Ames and his wife, Rosario, received over $2.5 million for selling secrets to the Soviet Union between 1985 and 1993.
- Ames, a counterintelligence analyst, provided the Kremlin with the names of dozens of Russians spying for the United States.
- The scandal led to the resignation of then CIA director James Woolsey and strained relations between Washington and Moscow.
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