He joined the FBI in 1979 and In 2001, Robert Hanssen was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences in federal prison (without parole; there’s no parole in the federal prison system). He’s currently “living” the rest of his days in at ADD Florence, a supermax prison near Florence, Colorado. ADX Florence is basically Arkham Asylum. Built for supervillains.

    • TraschcanOfIdeology [they/them, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      He was just an opportunist

      This is key. While he was useful to the USSR, it looks like he would've done the same had he been born on the opposite side. Very critical support.

      • Bloobish [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Nah that was Aldrich Ames with the CIA, similar situation though (lesson: never spend beyond your means/salary if you're taking money off the top or at least always buy in physical cash)

    • Redcuban1959 [any]
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      2 years ago

      Shout out to Kendall Myers :fidel-salute-big:

      It is alleged that the Myers' actions may not have been prompted by greed, but more by ideology. According to a "law enforcement official", they were "true believers" in the Cuban system.

      The United States federal affidavit quoted a diary entry by Kendall Myers as saying, "I can see nothing of value that has been lost by the revolution. The revolution has released enormous potential and liberated the Cuban spirit", and referred to Fidel Castro as "one of the great political leaders of our time."

      Other entries quoted reference a comparison of health care in the United States and healthcare in Cuba, and "complacency about the poor" in the United States