"Former US Diplomat Sentenced to 15 Years for Spying for Cuba"
TL;DR
Former US ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha, who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiring to act as an agent of the Cuban government and defrauding the United States, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Department of Justice described his actions as a "staggering betrayal" and a "decades-long criminal activity." Rocha admitted to using his positions of trust in the US government to aid Cuba, including accessing classified information and meeting with Cuban representatives.
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