The Bureau and the Mole. The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most Dangerous Double Agent in FBI...

270 Pages·2002·2.49 MB·English

by  David A. Vise

Critical Acclaim for The Bureau and the Mole:
“The most compelling, serious account of Hanssen’s life and betrayals.”
—Chicago Tribune
“An eminently readable account.”
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram
“Vise, an acclaimed reporter … knows there’s more to the story than Hanssen’s
sad, tortured life, and goes looking for it to see how the FBI could have allowed
a master spy to operate in its midst for so long. … [He also] captures the struggle
of Louis Freeh … to bring reform and accountability to the agency that has had
far too many embarrassments in recent years.”
—The Boston Globe
“A chilling portrait of a man who betrayed his country simply to see if he could
… Vise’s research and reporting are first-rate and his sources are excellent.”
—Publishers Weekly
“The story comes straight out of a Cold War spy novel … [a] dramatic account.”
—Booklist
“Vise cracks the code on a stellar FBI agent turned Russian informant. … Don’t
wait for the film, due out from Jerry Bruckheimer.”
—Library Journal
THE BUREAU AND THE MOLE
Also by the author
Eagle on the Street
(with Steve Coll)
THE BUREAU AND THE MOLE
The Unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the Most
Dangerous Double Agent in FBI History
DAVID A. VISE
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The map on page X copyright © Mark Malseed.
Published simultaneously in Canada
Printed in the United States of America
FIRST GROVE PRESS EDITION
PHOTO CREDITS—Page 233: Howard Hanssen with young Bob (personal
photograph); Robert Philip Hanssen and Jack Hoschouer (1962 Taft High School
Yearbook). Page 234: Hanssen at dental school (personal photograph); Bonnie
Hanssen (personal photograph); Russian embassy (Susan Biddle/The Washington
Post). Page 235: Priscilla Galey (personal photograph); Louis Freeh with
President Clinton (Frank Johnston/The Washington Post). Page 236: Aldrich
Ames (Frank Johnston/The Washington Post); Viktor Cherkashin (Pete Earley);
Vladimir Kryuchkov (FBI file photo). Page 237: Dmitri Polyakov (Pete Earley);
Valery Martynov and Sergei Motorin (FBI file photos); Hanssen in dark suit
(personal photograph). Page 238: Freeh with Janet Reno (Robert A. Reeder/The
Washington Post); FBI stakeout house (Mark Malseed); FBI SIOC (Bill
O’Leary/The Washington Post). Page 239: Bridge in Foxstone Park and
Foxstone Park sign (Mark Malseed); Cash and black garbage bag (FBI file
photos). Page 240: Hanssen at sentencing (Arthur Lien, illustrator); Freeh with
John Ashcroft and George Tenet (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post).
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Vise, David A.
The bureau and the mole : the unmasking of Robert Philip Hanssen, the
most dangerous double agent in FBI history / David A. Vise.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ebook ISBN-13: 978-1-55584755-5
1. Hanssen, Robert. 2. Spies—Russia (Federation)—Biography. 3.
Intelligence agents—United States—Biography. 4. United States. Federal
Bureau of Investigation—Biography. I. Title.
UB271.R92 H372 2002
327.1247073′092—dc21
2001053872
DESIGN BY LAURA HAMMOND HOUGH
Grove Press
841 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
To our daughters, Lisa, Allison, and Jennifer
And especially to Lori
CONTENTS
AUTHOR’S NOTE
A NOTE TO THE READER
PROLOGUE
1 ALONE
2 MAD DOG
3 A G-MAN
4 A CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
5 THE PIZZA CONNECTION
6 BETRAYAL
7 CONTROL
8 THE FBI’S BLUNDER
9 THE BOSS
10 THE STRIPPER
11 THE UNWITTING PORN STAR
12 FRIENDS
13 INDEPENDENCE DAY
14 RESPECTING THE RUSSIANS
15 DOUBLE TROUBLE
16 THE CASE AGENT
17 CLASHING WITH CLINTON
18 A LONG AND LONELY TIME
19 WATCHING AND WAITING
20 WHAT TOOK YOU SO LONG?
21 FREEH FALL
EPILOGUE
AFTERWORD FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION
APPENDIX I THE BETRAYALS OF A SPY
APPENDIX II THE E-MAILS OF A SPY
APPENDIX III THE SEXUAL FANTASIES OF A SPY
SOURCES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INDEX