Event Details
April 01, 1985
Description
Aldrich Ames acted as a Russian mole in the CIA.
Participants (3)
| Name | Type | Mentions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CIA | person | 2 | View Entity |
| Ames | person | 18 | View Entity |
| KGB | person | 2 | View Entity |
Source Documents (1)
HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_019747.jpg
This document is a page (259) from a book titled 'Through the Looking Glass' or similar, included in the House Oversight Committee's files (likely regarding the Epstein investigation). The text recounts an interview with a KGB officer named Cherkashin regarding the recruitment of CIA mole Aldrich Ames. It details the financial compensation Ames received ($4.6 million total) and discusses the psychology of espionage, noting that Ames was motivated by both financial debts from a divorce and resentment toward the CIA.
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