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Former US ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years

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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.Victor

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  1. WSVN Miami

    Former US diplomat accused of spying for Cuba to be sentenced Friday after expected guilty plea - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    (CNN) — The former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba is expected to appear in a Miami courtroom Friday to be sentenced

  2. CNN

    Former US diplomat accused of spying for Cuba to be sentenced today after expected guilty plea (opens CNN)

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    The former US ambassador to Bolivia accused of acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba is expected to appear in a Miami courtroom Friday to be sentenced after pleading guilty.

  3. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service.

  4. CBS News

    Victor Manuel Rocha, ex-U.S. ambassador who spied for Cuba for decades, sentenced to 15 years (opens CBS News)

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    The former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was allegedly recruited by the Cubans in 1973, then went on to rise through the ranks of the State Department.

  5. The Guardian

    Ex-US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba (opens The Guardian)

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    Manuel Rocha, 73, will also pay a $500,000 fine after pleading guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of a foreign government

  6. Washington Times

    Former U.S. ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba (opens Washington Times)

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    A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, a plea agreement that leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service.

  7. WSVN Miami

    Former US ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a

  8. Digital Journal

    Former US ambassador who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years (opens Digital Journal)

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    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.Victor

  9. Tampa Bay Times

    Ex-US ambassador gets 15 years in prison for serving as secret agent for Cuba (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    “I take full responsibility and accept the penalty,” said Manuel Rocha, 73, during his hearing.

  10. RedState

  11. The Daily Caller

    Former US Ambassador To Bolivia Victor Manuel Rocha Pleads Guilty To Spying For Cuba, Gets 15 Years (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to acting as a Cuban intelligence agent, CBS News reported.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    US ex-ambassador sentenced for Cuban espionage – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A former US diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for spying for Cuba for decades. The incident has been called "one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government."

  13. New York Post

    Former ambassador sentenced to 15 years in prison for decades-long spying of US government for Cuba (opens New York Post)

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    The former US ambassador to Bolivia was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday after admitting to a decades-long campaign of spying on the US government for communist Cuba.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Former US diplomat who spied for Cuba sentenced to 15 years in prison (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Victor Manuel Rocha conducted one of the longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government, Justice Department said.

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