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Counterintelligence: Robert P. Hanssen

Counterintelligence can be described as activities designed to prevent or thwart spying, intelligence gathering, and sabotage by an enemy or other foreign entity. This guide provides books, articles, reports, websites, and videos on the subject.

Robert P. Hanssen, FBI

Robert Philip Hanssen was a former U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation agent who spied for Soviet and Russian intelligence services against the United States for 22 years from 1979 to 2001. He pled guilty to 15 counts of espionage on July 6, 2001 and was sentenced to prison without the possibility of parole. He died in 2023 while in jail serving out his 15 consecutive life sentences. Hanssen is considered the most damaging spy in FBI history

(From: https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/robert-hanssen)

Books

The Bureau and the Mole by David A. Vise
Call Number: UB271.R92 H372 2002
ISBN: 0871138344
Publication Date: 2001-12-07
Gray Day by Eric O'Neill
ISBN: 9780525573524
Publication Date: 2019-03-26
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Into the Mirror by Lawrence Schiller
ISBN: 9780756763497
Publication Date: 2002-01-01
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Spy by David Wise
ISBN: 9780375758942
Publication Date: 2003-10-14
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Spy Handler by Victor Cherkashin; Gregory Feifer
Call Number: JN6529.I6 C49 2005
ISBN: 0465009689
Publication Date: 2004-12-28
The Spy Next Door by Elaine Shannon; Ann Blackman
ISBN: 9780316718219
Publication Date: 2002-01-02
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Video-- Catching America's Most Damaging Spy

Eric O'Neill's discusion on the Robert Hanssen case. Sept. 2024.

Video-- Robert Hanssen: The FBI Mole Who Spied for the KGB

Video on Robert Hanssen

Articles/Reports

British Spies Were Compromised by FBI Traitor Hanssen
Bennetto, Jason; Buncombe, Andrew. The Independent. 10 May 2002.
Espionage: Diamonds are a Spy's Best Friend
Wise, David. Los Angeles Times. 25 Feb 2001.
Hanssen Carried Secrets Between FBI, State Dept.; Spy Suspect Had Access for 5 Years
Washington Post, 1 Mar 2001.
Law Enforcement Corruption and Psychological Preemployment Screening: A Case Study on Robert P. Hanssen Examining Antisocial Characteristics and Conscientiousness
Claussen, Natalie Lenee. Dissertation, Alliant International University. 2003.
A Spy's Secret World
Thomas, Evan. Newsweek. Vol. 137, iss. 10, 2001.
Spy vs Spy
Duffy, Brian; et al. U.S. News & World Report. 05 Mar 2001.

Online Resources

I Risked My Life to Expose My Boss as a Russian Spy
Getlen, Larry. New York Post. 06 Apr 2019.
A Review of the FBI's Performance in Deterring, Detecting, and Investigating the Espionage Activities of Robert Hanssen
Office of the Inspector General. 14 Aug 2003.
Robert Hanssen
Famous Cases & Criminals. FBI Website.
Robert Hanssen, FBI Agent who Spied for the Russians, Dies in Supermax Prison
Siemaszko, Corky; Arkin, Daniel. NBC News. 05 Jun 2023.
Robert Hanssen-- A Brief History
NPR. 4 Feb 2007.
Robert Hanssen Fast Facts
CNN Website. 15 Apr 2017.

Video: Witness to History-- The Investigation of Robert Hanssen

Panel on the inside look at the Robert Hanssen case. October 2013.

Video-- The Worst Intelligence Disaster in FBI History

Robert P. Hanssen's decades-long path of treachery is considered the worst intelligence disaster in FBI history. December 2023.