Identifying whether or not espionage is occurring, is a very difficult task and sometimes takes years to accomplish. When an intelligence agency or military is trying to defend against this type of event, the people working in the affected organization must be able to identify and report suspected indicators. Every one of Aldrich Ames’ supervisors, and co-workers failed to report the numerous indicators he was exhibiting throughout his career at the CIA. Alcohol abuse runs in Ames’ family, and as stated earlier is something the agency knew. Nevertheless, at no time during his career did his supervisor direct him to receive any type of help for this issue. Although the consumption of alcohol is legal, the abuse of it has a major impact …show more content…
In 1989, he purchases a house in Northern Virginia for $540,000 USD using just cash, that same year; he would purchase a new Jaguar sedan. Aldrich Ames’ appearance also changed during this time, he receives dental work and begins arriving to work dressed in custom suits. “Diana Worthen, a colleague and friend of Ames and his wife Rosario, noticed that he seemed to have more money than his salary should provide” (People of the CIA, 2009). At this period in time, a CIA Officer made less than $70,000 …show more content…
“Ames stopped reporting to the FBI and the CIA on his meetings with Chuvakhin” (Senate Committee, 1994). He would eventually begin to hide his relationship with his Soviet counterparts from the CIA. While Ames supervisors knew he was conducting meetings, they justified the lack of reporting on his behalf as, “(he) was simply slow in getting the paper work done” (Senate Committee, 1994). Lastly, when Ames found himself on assignments, which limit his access to Soviet related information, he would request a new assignment. Given his expertise in Soviet relations, this would be a hard indicator to identify, but it is an example of Ames attempting to expand his placement and access to information, which would be most useful to his