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In this episode, retired agent Dell Spry reviews the two-year-long investigation where he, along with a team of FBI and CIA personnel, was successful in identifying CIA officer Aldrich “Rick” Ames as a KGB mole.
Ames, who was directly responsible for the execution of several Soviet and Russian assets and operatives, was charged and convicted of espionage in 1994 and is serving a life sentence.
Dell received the FBI Director’s Award for Excellence in a Counterintelligence Investigation and the CIA Director’s Meritorious Service Award for his efforts.
Supervisory Special Agent (Retired)
Dell Spry
1/23/1986 – 1/31/2006
Retired agent Dell Spry served in the FBI for twenty years. During his career, he primarily worked counterintelligence, counterespionage, and counterterrorism investigations. While assigned to FBIHQ, Dell was a member of the National Security Council Counterterrorism Working Group. He was the liaison to the CIA Counterintelligence Center, Counterespionage Group and was the lead investigator for the FBI in the Aldrich Ames case.
Prior to retirement, Dell supervised a counterintelligence squad in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, as a consultant, Dell teaches an advanced course of instruction to novice and experienced FBI personnel on human intelligence (HUMINT) collection, intelligence tradecraft, and counterintelligence matters.
The following are links to an FBI overview of the Aldrich “Rick” Ames investigation, newspaper articles about the case, and a video of an interview with Ames:
FBI Famous Cases – Aldrich Ames
How the F.B.I. Finally Caught Aldrich Ames – NYTimes.com
1997 Rick Ames Interview (Video)
Sally Grimes was the CIA officer who broke the case. He already mentioned her name, plus she wrote a book years ago.
Fascinating interview, Jerri Williams!
I have read so about this case, but NEVER heard the FBI POV before.
Thank you!
Dell needs to write his book!