Posted 2/29/2024, 11:00:42 PM
Former Top U.S. Diplomat to Plead Guilty to Decades-Long Spying for Cuba
- Former career U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha to plead guilty to spying for Cuba for decades
- Served as ambassador to Bolivia and in top roles in Argentina, Mexico, White House and Havana
- Arrested in December 2022; agreed to plead guilty and be sentenced on April 12
- Extent of damage from alleged espionage not yet revealed but believed to have compromised U.S. intelligence
- Case resolved swiftly, allowing U.S. to conduct damage assessment with Rocha's cooperation