Robert Hanssen
Robert Hanssen | |
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| Born | Robert Philip Hanssen April 18, 1944 |
| Died | June 5, 2023 (aged 79) ADX Florence, Fremont County, Colorado, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Colon cancer |
| Other names | Ramon Garcia, Jim Baker, G. Robertson, Graysuit, "B" |
| Occupation(s) | Former FBI agent and spy for the Soviet Union and later the Russian Federation |
| Spouse | Bernadette "Bonnie" Wauck Hanssen |
| Parent(s) | Howard Hanssen (father) Vivian Hanssen (mother) |
| Allegiance |  Soviet Union Russia |
| Criminal charge | and (Espionage Act) |
| Penalty | Life imprisonment (without parole) |
Robert Philip Hanssen (April 18, 1944 – June 5, 2023) was a former Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for the Soviet Union and Russia between 1979 to 2001.
He sold the Soviets and Russians many secrets, such as the names of Soviets secretly working for the U.S., American nuclear strategies, and technology. The Department of Justice called his spying "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history".[1]
He served 15 consecutive life sentences at ADX Florence, a federal supermax prison near Florence, Colorado. On June 5, 2023, Hanssen was found dead in his jail cell, aged 79.[2] The cause of death was colon cancer.[2][3]
References
- ↑ A Review of FBI Security Programs Archived 2015-11-07 at the Wayback Machine (Webster Report) (March 2002). Commission for Review of FBI Security Programs, United States Department of Justice.
- 1 2 "Robert Hanssen, former FBI agent convicted of spying for Russia, dead at 79". CBS News. June 5, 2023. Archived from the original on June 5, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
- ↑ Tabachnik, Sam (2023-07-19). "Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, died of natural causes at Colorado's Supermax, coroner rules". The Denver Post. Archived from the original on January 27, 2024. Retrieved 2024-01-27.