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FBI Agent Robert Philip Hanssen is shown in this undated file photo, released by the FBI February 20, 2001. FBI Agent-turned-traitor Robert Hanssen, who spied for the old Soviet Union and later the Russians, died Monday in the cell where he was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for betraying his country, federal prison officials said. Hanssen, 79, was "found unresponsive" around 6:55 a.m. at the federal "Supermax" prison in Florence, Colorado, the Bureau of Prisons said in a statement. Hanssen began spying for the Soviets in 1979, three years after he joined the FBI. "He ultimately became the most damaging spy in Bureau history," the agency said.
Persons: Robert Philip Hanssen, Robert Hanssen, Hanssen Organizations: FBI, Soviet Union, of Prisons Locations: Florence , Colorado, Supermax
Convicted spy Robert Hanssen dies in prison
  + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Michelle Watson | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —Robert Philip Hanssen, who received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds for the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia, has died, the Federal Bureau of Prisons announced Monday. Hanssen had been in custody at Colorado’s USP Florence ADMAX since July 17, 2002. “On Monday, June 5, 2023, at approximately 6:55 am, inmate Robert Hanssen was found unresponsive at the United States Penitentiary (USP) Florence ADMAX in Florence, Colorado,” a release from the Federal Bureau of Prisons said. In 2001, Hanssen pleaded guilty to 15 counts of espionage and conspiracy in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty. Investigators accused him of compromising dozens of Soviet personnel who were working for the United States, some of whom were executed.
Persons: Robert Philip Hanssen, Hanssen, USP Florence ADMAX, , Robert Hanssen, Florence ADMAX, , Mr Organizations: CNN, Federal Bureau of Prisons, USP Florence, United States, Staff Locations: Soviet Union, Russia, USP, Florence , Colorado, United States, Soviet
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