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flag Former CIA spy Aldrich Ames, who betrayed agents to the Soviets and Russians, died at 84 in prison.

flag Aldrich Ames, the former CIA officer convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, has died at age 84 while serving a life sentence in a Maryland federal prison. flag Arrested in 1994 after admitting to espionage from 1985 to 1994, Ames betrayed at least 10 Russian and one East European spy working for the U.S. or Britain, leading to their executions and severely damaging U.S. intelligence operations. flag He received $2.5 million in payments for providing classified information, including the identities of agents and surveillance methods. flag Ames pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion, receiving a life sentence without parole. flag His case remains one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in American history.

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