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Surveillance video taken of the arrest of former American FBI agent Robert Hanssen near his home in 2001. Hanssen had spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services for twenty-two years. He was sentenced to life.
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Robert Hanssen

Robert Philip Hanssen is a former Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for 22 years from 1979 to 2001. Wikipedia
Born: April 18, 1944 (age 73), Chicago, Illinois, United States
Spouse: Bernadette Hanssen (m. 1968)
Other name: Ramon Garcia, Jim Baker, G. Robertson, Graysuit, “B”
Children: Mark Hanssen, Jane Hanssen, John Hanssen, Greg Hanssen, Lisa Hanssen, Sue Hanssen
Parents: Vivian Hanssen, Howard Hanssen
Education: Knox College, Northwestern University

Robert Hanssen Fast Facts

FBI Agent Robert Philip Hanssen is shown in this undated file photo, released by the FBI February 20, 2001. (Photo courtesy of FBI/Newsmakers)

Here’s a look at the life of convicted spy Robert Hanssen.

Personal:
Birth date: April 18, 1944
Birth place: Chicago, Illinois
Birth name: Robert Philip Hanssen
Father: Howard Hanssen, police officer
Mother: Vivian Hanssen
Marriage: Bernadette “Bonnie” (Wauck) Hanssen (August 10, 1968-present)
Children: Lisa, 1985; Greg, 1983; Mark, 1980; John “Jack,” 1977; Sue, 1974; Jane, 1972
Education: Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois, A.B. in Chemistry, 1966; Attended Northwestern University Dental School, 1966-1968; Northwestern University, M.B.A. in Accounting and Information Systems, 1971
Other Facts:
Hanssen received payments of $1.4 million in cash and diamonds from the information he gave the Soviet Union and Russia.
Two movies have been made about Robert Hanssen. A TV movie called “Master Spy: The Robert Hanssen Story” was released in 2002. A feature film called “Breach” was released in 2007.
Timeline: 
1972 – Joins Chicago Police Department.
January 12, 1976 – Joins the FBI.
1979 – Begins spying for the Soviet Union.
1980 – Begins working for the counterintelligence unit, focusing on the Soviet Union.
1981 – Transfers to FBI headquarters, initially tracking white-collar crime and monitoring foreign officials assigned to the United States.
1981 – Hanssen’s wife catches him with classified documents and convinces him to stop spying.
October 4, 1985 – Resumes spying.
1991 – Breaks off relations with KGB.
1999 – Resumes spying, this time for the Russian Intelligence agency.
2000 – The FBI identifies Hanssen from a fingerprint and from a tape recording supplied by a disgruntled Russian intelligence operative. The FBI also obtains the complete original KGB dossier on Hanssen.
December 2000 – The FBI begins surveillance of Hanssen.
January 12, 2001 – Hanssen is reassigned from counterintelligence to an obscure office at FBI headquarters.
February 18, 2001 – Is arrested in a Virginia park after making a drop of classified documents. Agents find a bag nearby containing $50,000 that they believe is Hanssen’s payment for the documents.
May 16, 2001 – Is indicted on 21 counts of spying for the Soviet Union/Russia.
May 31, 2001 – Pleads not guilty to all charges.
July 6, 2001 – Pleads guilty to 15 counts of espionage and conspiracy in exchange for the government not seeking the death penalty.
May 10, 2002 – Is sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole.

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There’s a great movie about this case called [*Breach.*](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401997/?ref_=nv_sr_1) I highly recommend it.

Hodaka: Maybe Trump will pardon Robert Hanssen.

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