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Aldrich Ames, nan CIA supplier who spied for nan Soviet Union and Russia successful 1 of nan astir damaging intelligence breaches successful US history, has died successful a Maryland prison. He was 84.
His decease connected Monday was confirmed by nan Bureau of Prisons.
Ames admitted to passing connected accusation to Moscow for astir a decade, including nan identities of occidental agents down nan Iron Curtain.
He was arrested successful February 1994 and pleaded blameworthy without a proceedings to espionage and taxation evasion.
In a jailhouse question and reply pinch nan Washington Post nan time earlier he was sentenced, Ames said he was motivated to spy by “financial troubles, contiguous and continuing”.
Ames admitted being paid $2.5m by Moscow.
