The Washington Times reports that former FBI agent and convicted Russian spy Robert Hanssen died in prison.
WASHINGTON — 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 died in prison
Monday.
Robert Hanssen,
79, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Florence,
Colorado, and later pronounced dead, prison officials said.
Hanssen is
believed to have died of natural causes, a person familiar with the matter told
The Associated Press. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details
of Hanssen‘s
death and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
You can read the rest of the piece via the below link:
You can also my Counterterrorism magazine Q&A with the
former FBI operative who helped bring down Hanssen via the below link:
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