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Former U.S. Diplomat Pleads Guilty to Decades of Espionage for Cuba

Victor Manuel Rocha admits to over 40 years of spying, marking a significant breach in U.S. national security.

  • Former U.S. diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha pleads guilty to acting as a Cuban agent for over 40 years.
  • Rocha's espionage activities date back to at least 1981, including providing false information to U.S. officials and meeting with Cuban spies.
  • Prosecutors and Rocha's attorney have agreed on a sentence, details of which are to be disclosed at his sentencing on April 12.
  • Rocha's espionage is considered one of the most significant infiltrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent.
  • The case against Rocha is largely based on his own admissions to an undercover FBI agent, believing them to be a Cuban operative.
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