Talk:Aldrich Ames

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"Various Betrayals" section makes no sense. I don't understand those terms.

[edit] Polygraph

This article says that Ames failed three Polygraph tests, but that article says he passed two. Something is wrong. Sewebster 08:01, 1 November 2006 (UTC)

You have not identified which article belongs to "this" and which to "that," therefore I'll be able only to address the question as a whole, not knowing if the articles referred to all his polygraphs or just some. According to the Pete Earley book, Confessions of a Spy, Ames failed (i.e. the machine indicated a possible deception) once shortly after he began his work for the KGB when he was able, through parsing the question, to pass it the second time around (p. 168-169), and twice in April 1991. Then he was not able to change the results (p. 280-282).--HappyMaam (talk) 13:19, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Cash payment for house

One part of the article says he paid $400,000 in cash, another $500,000. Which is correct? Pennywisepeter (talk) 10:44, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

According to the Pete Earley book, Confessions of a Spy, the price paid for the house was $540,000 (p. 247, Hardback ed.), this was confirmed by a deeds search by Payne (p. 261). Ames laundered the Soviet money through a Swiss bank account in his mother-in-law's name, and claimed it was a gift from her (p. 264). This was believed initially because CIA officers told Payne that Rosario must come from money with her background (p. 261). Later, after more evidence of extravagant spending was found, a faulty investigation by the Bogota office using a single informant continued to support the ruse Ames had constructed that gifts and inheritance explained his wealth (p. 288-289).--HappyMaam (talk) 13:05, 4 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The $2 Million Balance

Has anyone checked for articles on Rosario's status after deportation? The message "Yuri" supposedly sent to Ames through Pete Earley was, "Tell Rick that we are extremely grateful for what he did for our country. Tell Rick that we have not forgotten him. If we can find an appropriate way to help him, we will. Good friends do not forget each other." (Confessions of a Spy, p.345) Could money have been sent to her in Columbia? It seems unlikely they would attempt retrieval from a high-security prison.--HappyMaam (talk) 13:38, 4 April 2008 (UTC)