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Notable US Spies Fast Facts

Here is a look at some US citizens who have been convicted of spying against the United States. Aldrich Ames 1962 – Aldrich Ames, son of a CIA analyst, joins the agency as a low-level documents analyst. 1967-1968 – Enters the Career Trainee Program at the CIA and becomes an operations officer. 1970s – Specializes

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John Hinckley Jr Fast Facts

Here’s a look at the life of John Hinckley Jr., who attempted to kill President Ronald Reagan in 1981, but was found not guilty by reason of insanity. Personal Birth date: May 29, 1955 Birth place: Ardmore, Oklahoma Birth name: John Warnock Hinckley Jr. Father: John W. Hinckley Sr., an oil executive Mother: Jo Ann

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Brooklyn man allegedly attempted to torch synagogue and Jewish school, court documents say

A Brooklyn man has been charged with arson after allegedly attempting to set a synagogue and Jewish school, or yeshiva, on fire Wednesday, according to court documents. Ali Alaheri, 29, was allegedly caught on camera “piling numerous garbage bags against the door” of the yeshiva and synagogue located in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood, and then

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