Aldrich Ames
Aldrich Hazen Ames (/eɪmz/; 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]
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Born | Aldrich Hazen Ames May 26, 1941 River Falls, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Charge(s) | Template:Uscsub (Espionage Act) |
Penalty | Life imprisonment (without parole) |
Status | Incarcerated |
Occupation | former CIA analyst and officer, KGB agent |
Spouse | Nancy Segebarth (div.) Maria del Rosario Casas Dupuy |
Parents | Carleton Cecil Ames Rachel Aldrich Ames |
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]
Aldrich Ames Media
A young Aldrich Ames in the 1958 McLean High School yearbook
Replacement of the mailbox used by Ames: a horizontal chalk mark above the USPS logo would signal a needed meeting. Garfield St and Garfield Terrace NW. Original in the Spy Museum.
The CIA mole hunt team, circa 1990. From left to right: Sandy Grimes, Paul Redmond, Jeanne Vertefeuille, Diana Worthen, Dan Payne.
References
- ↑ "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)
- ↑ "Aldrich Hazen Ames". FBI.