That dual existence had caused him to compartmentalize his thinking, said Mr. Ames, who would plead guilty in court the next day. Russian officials told author Pete Earley, who wrote a book about Mr. Ames, that the money Moscow owed Mr. Ames would be delivered to his wife and son in some way. At the Allenwood, Pennsylvania, maximum-security prison, Mr. Ames studied law in the prison library and filed several lawsuits. In prison, Mr. Ames met with Robert Benedetti, a film producer who was an acquaintance from their time together at the University of Chicago. Benedetti interviewed Mr. Ames in prison, and the result was a 1998 movie that aired on the Showtime cable network: “Aldrich Ames: Traitor Within,” with Timothy Hutton as Mr. Ames.

Source: Washington Post January 08, 2026 06:39 UTC