Notorious CIA Spy Aldrich Ames Dies in Prison — The Traitor Who Cost America Its Secrets One of the most infamous traitors in U.S. intelligence history is dead. Aldrich Ames, a former CIA officer whose betrayal exposed American spy networks and led to the arrest and execution of numerous U.S. intelligence sources, has died at the age of 84 while serving a life sentence in federal prison. Ames secretly sold classified information to the Soviet Union and Russia for millions of dollars, becoming on

Aldrich Ames, the former CIA spy turned Russian asset, died in a federal prison in Maryland, according to a Bureau of Prisons spokesperson. | 6abc Action News