Washington [US], June 6: The US Federal Bureau of Prisons says former spy Robert Philip Hanssen was found dead in prison after more than 20 years in captivity.
CNN reported on June 6, citing a notice from the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, that former spy Robert Philip Hanssen, who received $ 1.4 million in cash and diamonds to provide information to the Soviet Union and Russia, was discovered. died in prison.
The prison said staff had started emergency measures for Mr Hanssen but were unsuccessful. The cause of death is still unknown.
Hanssen, 79, has been sentenced to life in prison and has been incarcerated in a Colorado state prison since July 17, 2002, after being found guilty of spying for the Soviet Union and then Russia for more than 20 years.
Mr. Hanssen joined the US Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) in 1976 but later turned to spying and began selling classified information to the Soviet Union in 1985, causing what is said to be the largest loss in history. according to the FBI's website.
At the time of his arrest in 2001, Mr. Hanssen had received more than $1.4 million in cash including cash, bank funds and diamonds, to provide Russia with valuable information on human resources, capabilities and capabilities. US intelligence and classified documents.
FBI investigators have worked for years to try to identify the spy in their ranks. According to the FBI, in the weeks before his arrest in February 2001, Mr. Hanssen was investigated and monitored by about 300 colleagues.
Source: ThanhNien Newspaper