You are an intelligence analyst for the FBI's Counterintelligence Division tasked with researching and producing a case study on a major espionage case from the past to help identify anomalies that could indicate future espionage. You have been assigned to write a 750-word case study on Robert Hanssen, Aldrich Ames, Ana Montes, or John Walker and address who was involved, when and where the espionage took place, what information was compromised, how it was obtained and shared, why the spy acted, lessons learned, and the case's impact.

1. You are an intelligence analyst for the Federal Bureau of
Investigation (FBI) assigned to the Counterintelligence (CI)
Division. The FBI’s CI Division has been involved in the field
of CI for decades. During this period, the CI division has
conducted thousands of CI investigations, many of which have
had a major impact on the history and national security of the
United States. It is important as an intelligence analyst with the
CI Division to have a clear understanding of these cases and to
learn from both its past CI successes and failures.
You have been asked by your supervisor to research major
espionage cases to produce an intelligence assessment from a
historical perspective that will help to recognize anomalies that
might indicate the presence of espionage and assist in the
neutralization process in the future.
Assignment Guidelines
For this assignment, you must write a counterintelligence case
study, approximately 750 words in length, on one of the
following major espionage cases:
Robert P. Hanssen
Aldrich H. Ames
Ana B. Montes
John A. Walker
For your selected case study, you will address the following in
detail:
Who
What was this person's personal background?
What was this person's professional background?
Were there any accomplices? If so, explain.
Which foreign powers were involved?
When
When did the espionage begin?
For how long did the espionage continue?
When was the spy apprehended?
Where
Where did the espionage take place?

2. Consider military intelligence, U.S. soil, agency/rank, and so
on.
What
What information was being leaked?
For what purposes could that information have been used?
How
How was the information taken from U.S. facilities or
databases? Explain in detail.
How was the information delivered to the foreign power or
powers? Explain.
How was the spy apprehended? Explain.
Why
What was the motivation for the espionage? Explain.
Answer the following questions as well:
What lessons were learned after the selected case concluded?
What impact did this particular case have on U.S. policies and
operational standards?
Consider successful and unsuccessful investigative techniques,
implications, and recommendations.
Compile your responses in your final case study, and submit the
file to your instructor.
All sources must be referenced using APA style.