CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

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Former CIA agent Aldrich Ames leaves federal court after pleading guilty to espionage and tax evasion conspiracy charges April 28, 1994, in Alexandria, Va.

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.

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CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies in prison at 84

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