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Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison

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The 79-year-old Hanssen was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Colorado and later pronounced dead, prison officials said. He is believed to have died of natural causes.

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  1. CBS 8 San Diego

    Robert Hanssen, FBI agent exposed as spy for Russia, found dead in prison cell (opens CBS 8 San Diego)

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    CBS 8 San Diego's feed description

    Hanssen was involved in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history.

  2. WDIO Duluth

    Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Russia and the former Soviet Union in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison.

  3. Wall Street Journal

    Robert Hanssen, FBI Agent Who Spied for Russia, Dies at 79 (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    Wall Street Journal's feed description

    The former senior counterintelligence official was found dead in a Colorado prison cell.

  4. ABC 30 Fresno

    Robert Hanssen, notorious FBI agent caught spying for Moscow, dies in prison (opens ABC 30 Fresno)

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    ABC 30 Fresno's feed description

    Hanssen received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia.

  5. Lebanon Express

    Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of spying for Russia in notorious case, dies in prison (opens Lebanon Express)

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    Lebanon Express's feed description

    A former FBI agent convicted in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history has died in prison.

  6. NBC News

    Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for the Russians, dies in Supermax prison (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    "He ultimately became the most damaging spy in Bureau history," the agency said.

  7. Fox News

    Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia, found dead in prison cell (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of having spied for the Soviet Union for decades, was found dead in his prison cell Monday, authorities confirmed.

  8. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent who spied for Soviet Union, Russia, found dead in prison cell (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive at the Federal Correctional Complex in Florence, Colorado, around 6:55 a.m. Monday, a BOP spokesperson said.

  9. UPI

    Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent convicted of spying, dies in prison at 79 (opens UPI)

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    UPI's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who sold U.S. secrets for $1.4 million to the Soviet Union and later Russia, was found dead Monday in his Colorado prison cell, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

  10. AL.com

    Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent who traded secrets with Russia for $1.4 million in cash and diamonds, dead at 79 (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    He had been serving a sentence of life in prison without possibility of parole since 2002, after pleading guilty to 15 counts of espionage and other charges.

  11. CBS News

    Robert Hanssen, American convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79 (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell.

  12. France 24

    Notorious FBI agent Robert Hanssen who spied for Russia dies in prison (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, the notorious FBI double agent who secretly fed Russia some of America's deepest secrets in the 1980s and 1990s, died in a top-security prison Monday, prison officials said.

  13. The Daily Caller

    Notorious Cold War Spy Dies In Prison (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former FBI agent Robert Hanssen, regarded as one of the most dangerous spies of the Cold War, has died in prison.

  14. The Guardian

    Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent convicted of spying for Moscow, dies in prison (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Agent who took more than $1.4m in cash and diamonds to trade secrets is believed to have died of natural causes at age 79

  15. CBS News

    Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79 - CBS San Francisco (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, one of the most damaging spies in American history, was found dead in his prison cell.

  16. New York Post

    Robert Hanssen, FBI agent turned one of the most notorious spies in US history, found dead in federal prison (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, one of the most notorious spies in the history of the United States, was found dead in federal prison Monday morning.

  17. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Former FBI agent turned Russian spy Robert Hanssen found dead in prison: ‘Most damaging spy in Bureau history’ (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who was sentenced to life in prison for committing espionage on behalf of Russia, was found dead in prison early Monday morning.

  18. New York Times

    Robert Hanssen, F.B.I. Agent Exposed as Spy for Moscow, Dies at 79 (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Mr. Hanssen was sentenced to life in prison in 2002, bringing to a close one of the most lurid and damaging espionage cases in American history.

  19. Washington Examiner

    'Most damaging' FBI agent in history who spied for Russia found dead in prison cell (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent behind one of the worst United States intelligence breaches in history, was found dead in his Colorado prison cell Monday.

  20. Al Jazeera

    Former FBI agent who spied for Soviet Union dies in US jail (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Robert Hanssen had pleaded guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and then Russia for more than 20 years in major breach.

  21. Delaware Public Media

    Robert Hanssen, an FBI agent who was convicted of spying for Russia, dies in prison (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    The 79-year-old Hanssen was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Colorado and later pronounced dead, prison officials said. He is believed to have died of natural causes.

  22. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    FBI spy who gave secrets to Russians in Virginia park has died (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent and Virginia resident who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Moscow in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history, died in prison Monday.

  23. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Ex-FBI agent-turned-spy Robert Hanssen, 79, dies (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    WASHINGTON -- Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who took more than $1.4 million in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Moscow in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history, died Monday in prison.

  24. France 24

    Notorious FBI double-agent Robert Hanssen dead (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Robert Hanssen, the notorious FBI double agent who secretly fed Russia some of America's deepest secrets in the 1980s and 1990s, died in a top-security prison Monday, prison officials said.

  25. East Idaho News

    Convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday. He was 79 years old.

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