Former US diplomat sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for Cuba
By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN
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By Denise Royal, Carlos Suarez and Ray Sanchez, CNN
A former US ambassador who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba for over four decades was sentenced in federal court on Friday to 15 years in prison.Rocha pleaded not guilty in February to charges of conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government but later accepted a plea deal with federal prosecutors.
“I take full responsibility and accept the penalty,” said Manuel Rocha, 73, during his hearing.
A former career U.S. diplomat who admitted to working for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, in a case prosecutors called one of the most brazen...
Manuel Rocha engaged in “clandestine activity” on Cuba’s behalf since at least 1981.