Former Ambassador to Bolivia Pleads Guilty to Spying for Cuba

Protesters demand the "maximum sentence" for former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, accused of spying for Cuba, outside the U.S. Courthouse in Miami on April 12 - CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

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Former Ambassador to Bolivia Pleads Guilty to Spying for Cuba

Article Source: U.S. Dept of Justice Office of Public Affairs Extremism Roundup 2024-04-18

Protesters demand the "maximum sentence" for former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, accused of spying for Cuba, outside the U.S. Courthouse in Miami on April 12 - CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images

Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a former U.S. ambassador and National Security Council official, pleaded guilty to secretly acting as a Cuban agent for decades.
Rocha was sentenced to 15 years in prison for his crimes, which included conspiring to act as a foreign agent and defrauding the United States.