Robert Hanssen

Robert Philip Hanssen (April 18, 1944 – June 5, 2023) was a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent and convicted spy for the Soviet Union and Russia.

Robert Hanssen
BornRobert Philip Hanssen
(1944-04-18)April 18, 1944
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJune 5, 2023(2023-06-05) (aged 79)
ADX Florence, Fremont County, Colorado, U.S.
Alias(es)Ramon Garcia, Jim Baker, G. Robertson, Graysuit, "B"
Allegiance Soviet Union  Russia
Charge(s)Template:Uscsub and Template:Uscsub2 (Espionage Act)
PenaltyLife imprisonment (without parole)
OccupationFormer FBI agent and spy for the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation
SpouseBernadette "Bonnie" Wauck Hanssen
ParentsHoward Hanssen (father)
Vivian Hanssen (mother)

He spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was called by the Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history."[1]

He was serving a 15 consecutive life sentences at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison near Florence, Colorado.

On June 5, 2023, Hanssen was found dead in his jail cell, aged 79.[2] Hanssen is suspected to have died from natural causes.[2]

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References

  1. A Review of FBI Security Programs (Webster Report) (March 2002). Commission for Review of FBI Security Programs, United States Department of Justice.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79". CBS News. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.