ALDRICH AMES

WHO IS ALDRICH AMES?
Aldrich Ames is the American official of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He was trusted for finding Soviet Spies and he became one of the most successful double agents for the Soviet Union and Russia.

Early Life
Aldrich Ames was born on May 26, 1941 in River Falls, Wisconsin.
Ames was the son of a CIA analyst.
He went to the University of Chicago for two years becoming a CIA trainee. He also went to George Washington University.

Aldrich Ames was posted to Ankara from 1969 - 1972. That is where he recruited U.S. spies from Soviet nationals. Then he moved into the United States and lived there until 1981 when he was recruited to Mexico City. There he met and married his second wife.

"RICK AMES, A LIFELONG employee of the Central Intelligence Agency, betrayed at least 12 of the best secret agents working for the United States from within the Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc during the 1980's. All were jailed and most were executed. "They died because this warped, murdering traitor wanted a bigger house and a Jaguar," says the Director of Central Intelligence, R. James Woolsey." States http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/magazine/why-i-spied-aldrich-ames.html (Aldrich Ames (A Spy Name))

Aldrich Ames went to prison. His criminal punishment was life imprisonment.

This is a quote from Aldrich Ames

I do not know if Aldrich Ames has died. There is no information but, he is a spy. Who knows what happened!

SOURCES

• http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/31/magazine/why-i-spied-aldrich-ames.html
• http://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/aldrich-ames
• http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/20439/Aldrich-Ames
• http://izquotes.com/quote/4282