Ex-US Ambassador Sentenced to 15 Years for Spying for Cuba

Former US diplomat Manuel Rocha was sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as a secret agent for Cuba, admitting to conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government. The plea agreement leaves many questions unanswered about his betrayal, which stunned the US foreign service. Rocha's espionage activities, which began in 1981, went undetected for years, and the case highlighted the sophistication of Cuba's intelligence services. The sentencing drew criticism in Miami's Cuban exile community, with concerns about leniency for someone who put American lives at risk.