Aldrich Ames

CIA analyst and Soviet spy (born 1941)

Aldrich Hazen Ames (/mz/; born May 26, 1941) is a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer turned KGB secret spy. He was convicted of espionage in 1994. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole in the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States.[1]

Aldrich Ames
Ames's mug shot, taken on the day of his arrest
Born
Aldrich Hazen Ames

(1941-05-26) May 26, 1941 (age 83)
Occupation(s)former CIA analyst and officer, KGB agent
Criminal statusIncarcerated
Spouse(s)Nancy Segebarth (div.)
Maria del Rosario Casas Dupuy
Parent(s)Carleton Cecil Ames
Rachel Aldrich Ames
Criminal charge18 U.S.C. § 794(c) (Espionage Act)
PenaltyLife imprisonment (without parole)

Ames was formerly a 31-year CIA counterintelligence analyst who committed espionage against the U.S. by spying for the Soviet Union and Russia.[2]

References

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  1. "Aldrich Hazen Ames Register Number: 40087-083". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2014-01-03. (Search result)
  2. "Aldrich Hazen Ames". FBI.