He joined the FBI in 1979 and In 2001, Robert Hanssen was sentenced to 15 consecutive life sentences in federal prison (without parole; there’s no parole in the federal prison system). He’s currently “living” the rest of his days in at ADD Florence, a supermax prison near Florence, Colorado. ADX Florence is basically Arkham Asylum. Built for supervillains.
15 consecutive life sentences in federal prison
when you’re not mad
The Departed moment
Did he do anything cool while working for the KGB?
Shout out to Kendall Myers :fidel-salute-big:
It is alleged that the Myers’ actions may not have been prompted by greed, but more by ideology. According to a “law enforcement official”, they were “true believers” in the Cuban system.
The United States federal affidavit quoted a diary entry by Kendall Myers as saying, “I can see nothing of value that has been lost by the revolution. The revolution has released enormous potential and liberated the Cuban spirit”, and referred to Fidel Castro as “one of the great political leaders of our time.”
Other entries quoted reference a comparison of health care in the United States and healthcare in Cuba, and “complacency about the poor” in the United States
Politics aside, imagine living like that. No way I could do it. I’d be constantly losing my mind terrified of getting caught. Nerves of steel, this guy.
Nerves of clay. If you don’t care you can’t be flustered.
It might be instructive to consider what conditions he experienced working there that led him to conclude his co workers weren’t even worthy if contempt. However it was likely just high functioning alcoholism and white privilage.
:fidel-salute-big:
