Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen (spook) | |
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Born | Robert Philip Hanssen 1944-04-18 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Criminal charge | 18 U.S.C. § 794(a) and 794(c) (Espionage Act) |
Criminal status | Incarcerated at ADX Florence |
Parents | Howard Hanssen (father) Vivian Hanssen (mother) |
Spouse | Bernadette "Bonnie" Wauck Hanssen |
Member of | Opus Dei |
Not to be confused with Robert A. Hanssen
Robert Philip Hanssen is a FBI agent found guilty of spying for cash.
Charges
He plead guilty to selling U.S. secrets to the Soviet Union and subsequently the Russian Federation for more than US$1.4 million in cash and diamonds over a 22-year period.[1] The USDOJ have described this as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history."[2] responsible for "".
Related Document
Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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Document:Ames and Hanssen Driven to Spy by Reckless Double Agent Operations | essay | 2003 | Trowbridge Ford |
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References
- ↑ Wise 2003, p. 8
- ↑ A Review of FBI Security Programs (Webster Report) (March 2002). Commission for Review of FBI Security Programs, United States Department of Justice.