15 Years Ago: Spy Robert Hanssen Arrested in Vienna
Fifteen years ago on Feb. 18, longtime FBI special agent and Vienna area family man Robert Hanssen was arrested for being a spy for the Russians.
Hanssen, 56, was arrested that day, a Sunday, at Foxstone Park, about a mile from his family’s home while placing a package of classified information at a prearranged or “dead drop” site for pickup by his Russian handlers, the FBI said. He eventually pleaded guilty to 15 counts of espionage and conspiracy for passing top-secret information to the Soviet Union and Russia for over 20 years.
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