please give a response to my classmate’s discussion post listed.
After reviewing all of the famous FBI cases, i have chosen the one of Aldrich Ames. This man was arrested for spying on the Russians after working with the CIA for 31 years. He was specialized in Russian intellgience as he spoke russian. While working for the CIA, he would continue to meet with KGB, including a Russian diplomat assigned in Rome (FBI). Meanwhile, he was paid 1.88 million by the KBG for the information provided. The investigators assigned to monitor Ames were doing surviellance for about 10 months. Investigators even noticed a chalk mark made on the mailbox belonging to Ames that indicated his intentions to meet with Russians in Columbia. Finally a plan to arrest him was made. Ames confessed to working for the Russians for over a decade before his arrest.
The evidence that seemed to tip off the CIA that he was a mole was his lavish lifestyle that he was living. It was noted that he had a $540,000 house in Virginia in th 80’s which was lots of money and also drove a Jaguar. Ames was also adminstered polygraphs at the CIA and seem to have displayed deceptive answers but still passed as the examiners were listed as friendly. Ames was seen multiple time with his KGB handlers which identifed his as a mole. He was under constant surveillance which consisted of 24/7 watch. His car was also bugged to track his movements.
I could see in today’s world that an investigator would handle the investigation the same. The very first tip off is the living above means. The CIA do not tend to hire those who are rich or well-off as they do not want to work for the FBI. This should lead into possible digging of finiance like what happened here. Ames family was not rich, so this money must be made by other means. Next is the surviellance. In today’s world, with the access to internet, a different type of surviellance would have to be used and that would be spying on internet and social media accounts. The results would be the same in today’s world.
References:
Britannica, . (2019). Aldrich Ames. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aldrich-Ames
GOV, F. (2016, May 18). Aldrich Ames. FBI. Retrieved October 26, 2022, from https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/aldrich-ames
