World News
FBI Agent And Russian Spy, Robert Hanssen Found Dead
A former FBI agent serving a life sentence for espionage has died at the age of 79.
The bureau confirmed on Monday that Robert Hanssen was found unresponsive in his supermax federal prison cell at the ADX in Florence, Colorado at around 6.55am.
Responding crew members initiated life saving measures, the bureau said in a statement, but Hanssen was ultimately pronounced dead by outside medical personnel.
A cause of death has not yet been released, but officials say there is no threat to the public.
ALSO READ: EFCC Arraigns Two Bankers, Others For Alleged N20M Theft
Hannsen became notorious in the United State when he was arrested in 2001 and pleaded guilty to selling highly classified materials to the Soviet Union and later Russia.
He was only 20 years into his 15 consecutive life sentences for espionage, conspiracy to commit espionage and attempted espionage at the time of his death.
Robert Hanssen was serving 15 consecutive life sentences in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to espionage charges.
DELSU VC Says Removal Of Fuel Subsidy Would Ultimately Benefit Majority Of Nigerians
Senator Ned Nwoko Calls For Public Hearing On Crude Oil Theft In Niger Delta
Sowore Reacts, As Edo NYSC Punishes Corps Members With 90-Day Extension For Protesting Unpaid N77,000 Allowance
Police Arrest Four Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Four Victims In Lagos-Ogun Border
Route Violations: LASG Issues Stern Warning To ‘Korope’ Drivers
Tribunal Victory: Gov Okpebholo Extends Olive Branch To Asue Ighodalo, Dedicates Victory To Edo People
Emetulu Congratulates Avuru On His Appointment Into NNPCL Board
Ethiope East APC Elders, Leaders Reject Chief Great Ogboru’s Move To Return To Party
Ethiope East PDP Reacts, As Ogboru Returns To APC
Abraka Indigene Calls Out Kingsley Esiso For Allegedly Abandoning Road Construction In Community
Ughelli LGA Cancels “Illegal” Samagidi Community Election
US Congress Pushes To Declare Miyetti Allah A Terrorist Organization, Impose Sanctions On Tinubu’s Govt.
Rehabilitation Of Abraka Express Road In Full Swing, Not Abandoned –PDP Chieftain Clarifies
Bandits Kill 12 Vigilantes, Abduct Four In Zamfara Attack
-
News19 hours agoEmetulu Congratulates Avuru On His Appointment Into NNPCL Board
-
Politics16 hours ago
Tribunal Victory: Gov Okpebholo Extends Olive Branch To Asue Ighodalo, Dedicates Victory To Edo People
-
News22 hours ago
President Tinubu To Embark On Working Visit To Paris
-
Crime5 hours ago
Police Arrest Four Suspected Kidnappers, Rescue Four Victims In Lagos-Ogun Border
-
News5 hours ago
Route Violations: LASG Issues Stern Warning To ‘Korope’ Drivers
