Former Spy Aldrich Ames Dies in Prison Following Espionage Sentence

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Former CIA analyst Aldrich Ames died at age 84 while serving a life sentence in a Maryland federal prison on Monday.Ames was convicted in 1994 for selling top-secret information to the Soviet Union and Russia for more than $2.5 million.The security breach lasted nine years and resulted in the executions of at least 11 agents spying for the USA and UK.
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