CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who sold U.S. secrets to the Soviets, dies Jan 06, 2026 · · washingtontimes.com read more » CIA turncoat Aldrich Ames, who betrayed Western intelligence assets to the Soviet Union and Russia in one of the most damaging intelligence breaches in U.S. history, has died in a Maryland prison. He was 84. Read more »