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December 5, 2023

Ex-U.S. Ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha Charged with Spying for Cuba
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Federal agents in Miami, Florida, have arrested a former State
Department official who once served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia,
accusing him of working as an agent of the Cuban government for more
than four decades. On Monday, Justice Department officials said Victor
Manuel Rocha sought out and obtained positions within the United States
government that would provide him with access to nonpublic information
to pass along to Havana. However, the charging document reveals few
details about what information Rocha might have shared with the Cuban
government. 


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