Former U.S. Ambassador Charged with Secretly Serving as Cuban Spy
• Federal prosecutors charged former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha with secretly serving as an agent for Cuba's intelligence agency.
• Rocha allegedly provided false information to the U.S., met with Cuban operatives, and lied to get travel documents.
• When confronted by an FBI agent, Rocha admitted his Cuba ties and referred to the U.S. as “the enemy.”
• Rocha is charged with conspiracy, acting as a foreign agent, and using a passport obtained by false statement.
• This exposes one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent, per the Attorney General.