Published 11 months ago

Robert Hanssen: Convicted US spy found dead in Colorado prison

Former FBI agent and convicted spy for Russia and the Soviet Union, Robert Hanssen, was found dead in his cell at a maximum-security prison in Florence, Colorado.
Hanssen had been in custody since 2002 and was serving a life sentence without parole after pleading guilty to 15 counts of espionage.
He had provided highly classified national security information to the Russians dating back to 1985, receiving over $1.4 million in cash, diamonds, and funds in exchange. The cause of his death has not been disclosed.

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BBC News

FBI agent who spied for Russia found dead in prison

Robert Hanssen had received more than $1.4m in cash, diamonds and money paid into Russian accounts.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Robert Hanssen: Ex-FBI Agent and Infamous Russian Spy Found Dead in US Prison

Hanssen, who was sentenced to life in prison for espionage in 2002, had received over $1.4 million in cash, diamonds, and funds deposited into Russian accounts

11 months ago·India

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The Guardian

Robert Hanssen, ex-FBI agent convicted of spying for Moscow, dies in prison

Agent who took more than $1.4m in cash and diamonds to trade secrets is believed to have died of natural causes at age 79Robert Hanssen, a former FBI agent who took more than $1.4m in cash and diamonds to trade secrets with Moscow in one of the most notorious spying cases in American history, died in prison Monday.Hanssen, 79, was found unresponsive in his cell at a federal prison in Florence, Colorado, and later pronounced dead, prison official…

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

FBI agent who infamously spied for Russia for 20 years found dead in supermax cell

Hanssen sold highly classified material to the Soviet Union and then Russia for more than $1.4m in diamonds and cash

11 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Robert Hanssen, FBI agent who spied for Russia, found dead in prison

Prison staff initiated life-saving measures after finding Hanssen unresponsive but were not successful.

11 months ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Robert Hanssen, FBI Agent Who Spied For Russia, Found Dead In Prison

Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent turned spy whom the bureau describes as the most damaging in its history, was found dead in his prison cell on Monday, U.S. authorities said. Hanssen, 79, was sentenced in 2002 to life in prison after pleading guilty to spying for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over 20 years. Prison staff initiated life-saving measures after finding Hanssen unresponsive on Monday morning but were not successful, the Bu…

11 months ago·New Delhi, India

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