Notable US Spies Fast Facts

Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States.

1962 - Aldrich Ames, son of a CIA analyst, joins the agency as a low-level documents analyst.

1967-1968 - Enters the Career Trainee Program at the CIA and becomes an operations officer.

1970s - Specializes in Soviet/Russian intelligence services.

April 16, 1985 - Volunteers to spy against the United States to KGB agents at the Soviet Embassy in Washington, DC. He receives a payment of $50,000.

1986-1989 - Ames is stationed in Rome and continues to pass information to Soviet agents. He is paid approximately $1.8 million during this period.

Late 1980s - The CIA and FBI learn that a number of Russian double agents have been arrested and some executed.