Overview
- The attorney general filed a dozen counts, including espionage, malversation, bribery, money laundering, falsification of public documents, tax evasion, influence peddling, and violations involving classified and official records.
- Authorities said the investigation is complete and referred Gil and unnamed “other accused” to a court without disclosing their identities or number.
- Prosecutors provided no trial date, sentencing requests, or evidence details in what reporting describes as one of Cuba’s largest corruption scandals in decades.
- Under Cuba’s penal code, an espionage conviction can carry penalties ranging from 10 years in prison to the death penalty.
- Gil, a close ally of President Miguel Díaz-Canel and the public face of the 2021 currency unification, was removed in 2024 after acknowledging serious accusations and resigning his party and parliamentary posts.