"Accused Former U.S. Ambassador Pleads Not Guilty to Spying for Cuba"
TL;DR
Former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, pleaded not guilty to charges of spying for Cuba's intelligence agency for four decades. The indictment alleges that Rocha, who held high-level security clearances, was recruited by Cuba's spy agency in 1973 and had been meeting with undercover FBI agents, believing them to be representatives of Cuba's spy agency. The case has shed light on Cuba's effective spy agency, with comparisons drawn to the case of Ana Montes, a former Defense Intelligence Agency employee who spied for Cuba.
Topics:worldpolitics#cuba#espionage#former-us-ambassador#politics#united-states-department-of-justice#united-states-department-of-state
- Former U.S. ambassador accused of spying for Cuba for decades pleads not guilty CBS News
- Red flags, missed clues: How accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades The Associated Press
- Former US ambassador accused of secretly working for Cuba pleads not guilty Fox News
- Former U.S. ambassador accused of working for Cuba pleads not guilty Miami Herald
- Key points of AP report into missed red flags surrounding accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy Newsday
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