Infamous Russian Spy and FBI Agent Robert Hanssen Found Dead in Prison

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Infamous Russian Spy and FBI Agent Robert Hanssen Found Dead in Prison
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Robert Hanssen, the former FBI agent who spied for the Soviet Union and later Russia for over 20 years, was found dead in his prison cell at the age of 79. He had been sentenced to life in prison in 2002 after being caught selling classified information. Hanssen had compromised numerous human sources, intelligence techniques, and classified U.S. documents in exchange for over $1.4 million in cash, bank funds, and diamonds.

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