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Robert Hanssen
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FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services (1944–2023)
Key facts
- Born
- Robert Philip Hanssen , ( 1944-04-18 ) April 18, 1944, Chicago , Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- June 5, 2023 (2023-06-05) (aged 79), ADX Florence , Fremont County , Colorado , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Knox College ( BS ) Northwestern University ( MBA )
- Occupation
- FBI agent (1976–2001)
- Criminal charges
- 18 U.S.C. § 794(a) and 794(c) ( Espionage Act )
- Criminal penalty
- 15 consecutive life sentences without parole
- Spouse
- Bernadette "Bonnie" Wauck ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 )
- Country
- United States
- Allegiance
- Soviet Union Russia
- Agency
- FBI
- Service years
- 1979–2001
- Codename
- Ramon Garcia Jim Baker G. Robertson Graysuit "B"
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX
- Employer
- Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- intelligence agency
- Image
- Robert Hanssen.jpg
- Number of children
- 6
- Work location
- Soviet Union
- Convicted of
- espionage
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- Commons category
- Robert Hanssen
- date of birth
- 1944-04-18
- Commons gallery
- Robert Hanssen
- place of detention
- United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX
- name in native language
- Robert Philip Hanssen
- date of death
- 2023-06-05
- described at URL
- www.nytimes.com/2023/06/05/us/robert-hanssen-spy-dead.html
- allegiance
- Soviet Union
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Encyclopedic overview
Robert Philip Hanssen (April 18, 1944 – June 5, 2023) was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services intermittently against the United States from 1979 to 2001. His espionage was described by the United States Department of Justice as "possibly the worst intelligence disaster in U.S. history".
In 1979, three years after joining the FBI, Hanssen approached the Soviet Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU) to offer his services, beginning his first espionage cycle, lasting until 1981. He restarted his espionage activities in 1985 and continued until 1991, when he ended communications during the collapse of the Soviet Union, fearing he would be exposed. Hanssen successfully reestablished communications eight years later in 1999 and continued spying until his arrest. Throughout his spying, he remained anonymous to the Russians.
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