During a nearly year-long investigation into his subterfuge — and his subsequent trial — it was revealed that Ames had been spying for the Soviets since 1985, passing details about HUMINT sources, clandestine operations against the USSR, and providing classified information via "dead drops" in exchange for millions of dollars.
It took less than a year to identify Ames' perfidy enough to convict him. Was "American Intelligence" just more efficient back then?