The United States was the victim of betrayal and deception at the hands of Robert Hanssen. Betrayal is commonly defined as “throwing someone under the bus.” Deception would be better defined as the act of falsely misleading someone, either through appearance or a statement. Betrayal and deception are two concepts that, in most scenarios, go hand in hand. In the notorious case of Robert Hanssen, it happened exactly like this. He deceived the United States and betrayed the country's trust in him for his own personal agenda. To fully understand the link between Robert Hanssen's case and the central idea of ​​Unit 5, you must first know his background. Robert Hanssen was an FBI agent for 25 years, from 1976 until 2001, when he was finally arrested (http://www.dhra.mil/perserec/osg/spystory/hanssen.htm). He was the father of six children and was the son of a Chicago police officer, of whom he was proud. Early in his life, Hanssen shared a love-hate relationship with his father. His father constantly belittled him every chance he got. On several occasions, he subjected his son, Hanssen, to physical and emotional abuse, mostly emotional, and even bribed a friend at the driver's license center to drop his son just so he could get away. make fun of him. Despite the abuse Hanssen was still very proud of and admired his father because of his work as a police officer. Later, he would go from university to university in search of his “calling” or what he wanted to do in life. He decided to work with the Chicago Police Department for a few years. After working with the Chicago police force, Mr. Hanssen decided to seek employment with the FBI, which he eventually obtained. Hanssen was an intelligent mind according to those who knew him or worked with him. Yet what he... middle of paper ...... turned his back on his country when he didn't feel appreciated. He sold top-secret documents to the intelligence agencies of the Soviet Union. In 2001, he was apprehended by the FBI. His means in no way justified his ends. Hanssen was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole, which, after analyzing everything he had done, was too lenient for his betrayal of his country. His means involved helping an enemy intelligence agency gather information against his own country and his end was not as bad as it should have been for someone who had committed such a treacherous act. 11 05 2014. .and 11 05 2014. . http://www.dhra.mil/perserec/osg/spystory/hanssen.htm. sd. 12 5 2014. .