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Also known as Robert Philip Hanssen, Robert P. Hanssen

FBI agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services (1944–2023)

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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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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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