regime. joining me from havana, cuba, how exactly was this supposed to work? >> reporter: jake, the plan was for contractors working for usaid to recruit cubans for missions for cultural initiatives but really use these as a way to build their own profile and descent as the government, the idea that was to infiltrate the underground hip-hop scene and use it it as a kernel, if you will, to start a mass opposition to the government. jake? >> i believe this is not the first time that the u67y have t to infiltrate the government and what's the agency's response to this? >> reporter: well, just earlier this year the press revealed an