Key takeaways:
- Former FBI Agent Robert Hanssen was found dead in his prison cell on Monday morning.
- Hanssen was convicted of espionage and treason in 2001 and was serving 15 consecutive life sentences.
- Hanssen’s actions caused irreparable damage to the United States, and his death serves as a reminder of the consequences of treason.
Former FBI Agent Robert Hanssen, who was convicted of espionage and treason in 2001, was found dead in his prison cell on Monday morning, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Hanssen, 79, was serving 15 consecutive life sentences for his crimes.
Hanssen was found unresponsive at 6:55 a.m. at the federal Supermax prison in Florence, Colorado. Staff immediately initiated life-saving measures, but Hanssen was pronounced dead by outside emergency medical personnel.
Hanssen was one of the most damaging spies in American history. He was arrested in 2001 and pleaded guilty to selling highly classified material to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
The FBI said in a statement that Hanssen had betrayed his country for more than two decades, and had caused “irreparable damage” to the United States. He was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences in 2002.
Hanssen’s death marks the end of a long and damaging chapter in American history. His actions caused irreparable damage to the United States, and his death serves as a reminder of the consequences of treason.
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