Robert M. Hanson

Robert M. Hanson is a retired U.S. Marine Corps Master Gunnery Sergeant. He is best known for his espionage activities as a Soviet spy during the Cold War.

Robert M. Hanson joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1976 after graduating from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice.

Robert M. Hanson worked as a spy for the Soviet Union from 1979 until his arrest in 2001. He used his position within the FBI as a senior supervisor in the FBI's Soviet analytical unit to provide classified information to the Soviet intelligence agency.

Robert M. Hanson's espionage activities were uncovered in 2001 through the efforts of several FBI agents. He was initially suspected due to a compromised operation in Moscow and was later arrested and charged with espionage.

Robert M. Hanson pleaded guilty to espionage charges in 2001 and was sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. His actions significantly compromised U.S. intelligence operations and led to the execution or imprisonment of several U.S. agents in the Soviet Union.