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Coverage dated January 6, 2026

Aldrich Ames, CIA officer who spied for Russia, dead at 84

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Aldrich Ames, a CIA officer who spied for Russia, was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to espionage charges in 1994.

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  1. FOX 5 New York

    Aldrich Ames, CIA officer who spied for Russia, dead at 84 (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    Aldrich Ames, a CIA officer who spied for Russia, was serving a life sentence after pleading guilty to espionage charges in 1994.

  2. The Boston Globe

    Aldrich Ames, CIA turncoat who helped the Soviets, dies (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    His betrayal in working for the Soviet Union went undetected for almost a decade and cost the lives of at least 10 CIA sources.

  3. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Aldrich Ames, former CIA agent who sold secrets to the Soviets in the 1980s, dies in federal prison (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    Aldrich Ames, the former CIA spy turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson.

  4. WWL New Orleans

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold US secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84 (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    The information he sold to the Soviets is blamed for the deaths of multiple American spies and their sources during the Cold War.

  5. Wyoming Public Media

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84 (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84.

  6. The Guardian

    Aldrich Ames, CIA agent who spied for Soviet Union and Russia, dies aged 84 (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    In damaging intelligence breach, Ames admitted to passing information to Moscow for nearly a decade

  7. BNO News

    Cold War-era CIA spy Aldrich Ames dies in federal custody at 84 (opens BNO News)

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    Aldrich Hazen Ames, a former CIA officer convicted of spying for the Soviet Union and Russia, has died at the age of 84 while in federal custody, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Bureau of Prisons listed Ames’ date of death as Monday.

  8. Seattle Times

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to Soviets, dies in prison (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia, has died in a Maryland prison.

  9. WMUR

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames dies at 84 in Maryland prison (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia, has died in a Maryland prison.

  10. PJ Media

    Aldrich Ames Died a Traitor (opens PJ Media)

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    PJ Media's feed description

    Aldrich Ames, a traitor to the CIA, caused catastrophic damage to U.S. intelligence.

  11. New York Post

    Aldrich Ames, CIA traitor who sold secrets to Soviets, dead at 84 (opens New York Post)

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    CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84.

  12. Digital Journal

    Ex-CIA agent convicted of spying for Soviets dies in prison (opens Digital Journal)

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    Aldrich Ames, the Central Intelligence Agency spy who was sentenced to life in prison for selling secrets to Moscow, costing the lives of a dozen double

  13. Blaze Media

    Infamous CIA officer turned Soviet spy dies in prison (opens Blaze Media)

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    Blaze Media's feed description

    Aldrich Ames received $2.5 million for state secrets over the course of nearly a decade until his 1994 arrest.

  14. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Aldrich Ames, most damaging CIA traitor in agency history, dies at 84 (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Aldrich H. Ames, the CIA officer whose spying for Moscow was the most damaging breach in the agency’s history, reportedly causing the deaths of at least 10 recruited CIA or

  15. Delaware Public Media

    Aldrich Ames, CIA officer who spied for Soviet Union, has died at 84 (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    One of the most notorious spies in U.S. history, Aldrich Ames, died on Tuesday at the age of 84. As a CIA officer, Ames sold highly classified secrets to the Soviet Union starting in the mid 1980s.

  16. CBS News

    Aldrich Ames, CIA officer convicted of spying for Russia, dies at age 84 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Aldrich Ames was a counterintelligence officer for the CIA who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia.

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