šØ Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer whose spying for the Soviet Union and Russia led to one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in US history, died in a federal prison in Maryland at 84
š The Bureau of Prisons confirmed Ames died
š Ames and his wife, Rosario, were arrested in 1994
š He pleaded guilty to espionage and tax evasion and was sentenced to life in prison without parole
š His wife pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting his activities and was sentenced to a little more than five years
š Ames provided Moscow with classified information for nearly a decade, acknowledging receiving $2.5 million from Russia
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