Who was the CIA agent selling secrets?

Hanssen sold thousands of classified documents to the KGB that detailed U.S. strategies in the event of nuclear war, developments in military weapons technologies, and aspects of the U.S. counterintelligence program. He was spying at the same time as Aldrich Ames in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
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Who sold secrets to Russia?

A spy at Berlin's British embassy, who sold secrets to Russia and was caught in an undercover MI5 sting, has been jailed for 13 years and two months. David Smith, 58, tried to damage Britain's interests by passing on details of the embassy and its staff for cash payments, a judge found after the spy pleaded guilty.
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Who was the most damaging spy in US history?

Amna Nawaz: She's been called one of the most damaging spies in U.S. history. Ana Montes passed secrets and information to the Cuban government for almost 17 years, until her arrest just days after the 9/11 attacks. After nearly two decades behind bars, she was released from prison on Friday.
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Who was the CIA agent caught in Russia?

He had spied for the Russians for nearly a decade. Aldrich Ames and his wife both pled guilty on April 28, 1994. Aldrich Ames was sentenced to incarceration for life without the possibility of parole. Rosario Ames was sentenced on October 20, 1994 to 63 months in prison.
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Who is the greatest spy of all time?

The most famous spies in history
  • The most famous spies in history. ...
  • Sir Francis Walsingham (1532-1590) ...
  • Benedict Arnold (1741-1801) ...
  • Nathan Hale (1755-1776) ...
  • Rose O'Neal Greenhow (1817-1864) ...
  • Elizabeth Van Lew (1818-1900) ...
  • Mata Hari (1876-1917) ...
  • Carl Lody (1877-1914)
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Who is the best spy in India?

Ravindra Kaushik (11 April 1952 – November 2001) was a Research and Analysis Wing agent, who spied against Pakistan from 1975 to 1983. Also named as The Black Tiger, he is considered as one of India's greatest spies. He penetrated the Pakistan Army and reached till the rank of Major.
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Who is a famous female spy?

MATA HARI. Mata Hari embodied all the intrigue of espionage and remains the most famous female spy in history. The dancer turned WWI spy is said to have seduced diplomats and military officers into giving up their secrets.
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Why was Marc Fogel in Russia?

Marc Fogel is a resident of Oakmont, Pennsylvania and has served as an international educator for 35 years. He was detained in Russia in August 2021 for possession of marijuana, prescribed by a doctor for his chronic pain.
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What is the CIA called in Russia?

The Foreign Intelligence Service is part of the national-security system and is called upon to protect individuals, society and the state from foreign threats. The President of the Russian Federation oversees the activity of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
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Who was the most feared spy in ww2?

Learn how Virginia Hall, woman with a prosthetic leg, became the most feared allied spy in WWII. See how she eluded Nazi capture and aided in a victory at D-Day.
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Who was the first spy in America?

Nathan Hale

Often dubbed “America's first spy,” Nathan Hale was a Yale graduate who served in Knowlton's Rangers, a short-lived Continental reconnaissance unit.
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Who was the last desire of Russia?

Nicholas II or Nikolai II Alexandrovich Romanov (18 May [O.S. 6 May] 1868 – 17 July 1918), known in the Russian Orthodox Church as Saint Nicholas the Passion-Bearer, was the last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland, ruling from 1 November 1894 until his abdication on 15 March 1917.
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Who are the richest CIA agents?

Only four U.S. spies are thought to have been paid at least $1 million over their careers: CIA officers Aldrich Ames and Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Army officer Clyde Conrad and Navy officer John Walker. The KGB is known to have kept $2,100,000 and $800,000, respectively, in escrow in Moscow for Ames and Robert Hanssen.
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Who is the most famous double agent?

The Normandy Landings of 6 June 1944 marked the beginning of the liberation of occupied Western Europe. The Security Service made a significant contribution to the success of D-Day through its double agent Juan Pujol, codenamed GARBO, who has been described as the greatest double agent of the Second World War.
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Is Marc Fogel married?

According to his sister, Fogel and his wife, Jane, had always enjoyed living abroad, and they spent the three decades before Fogel's arrest traveling around the world, teaching in international schools and raising their two sons, Sam and Ethan.
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Why was Paul Whelan in Russia?

On June 15, 2020, Whelan was convicted and sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison for espionage by a court in Moscow.
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Who was Anne Fogel husband?

She is predeceased by her husband Stanley, and is survived by her 4 children: Sharon, Barbara, Sheldon "Shelly" and his wife Mary, and Fred.
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Who is the female spy of India?

And one such significant name is that of Neera Arya, who is more popularly known as the first women spy in the Indian National Army.
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What are the 4 types of spies?

Local spies are hired from among the people of a locality. Inside spies are hired from among enemy officials. Reverse spies are hired from among enemy spies. Dead spies transmit false intelligence to enemy spies.
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What are spies called today?

What is a spy? In the intelligence world, a spy is strictly defined as someone used to steal secrets for an intelligence organization. Also called an agent or asset, a spy is not a professional intelligence officer, and doesn't usually receive formal training (though may be taught basic tradecraft).
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