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Today in History: February 22, 1994
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FBI Announces Spy Arrest
The FBI announces the arrest of Aldrich Ames and his wife on charges of conspiracy to commit espionage. A 31-year veteran of the CIA, Ames specialized in Russian intelligence services and recruited Russian officers for CIA counterintelligence. In 1985, Ames began selling CIA secrets to the Soviets, receiving more than $2.5 million from the KGB. Ames will plead guilty and be sentenced to life in prison without parole. His wife will be sentenced to 63 months in prison.
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