Members phkrause Posted December 4, 2023 Members Posted December 4, 2023 MIAMI (AP) — A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government, The Associated Press has learned. https://apnews.com/article/fbi-cuba-bolivia-former-ambassador-arrested-af9d80a4f268099364dff249dd74b3ec? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted December 5, 2023 Author Members Posted December 5, 2023 Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades MIAMI (AP) — A former career American diplomat was charged with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades in what prosecutors portrayed as one of the most brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. https://apnews.com/article/cuba-bolivia-former-ambassador-arrested-e30bf2d027e32ac8b66ff051062273dc Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted February 17, 2024 Author Members Posted February 17, 2024 How an accused US diplomat-turned-Cuban spy avoided scrutiny for decades Long before career U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha was arrested on charges of being a secret agent of Cuba for decades, there were plenty of red flags. An Associated Press investigation including interviews with former U.S. and Cuban intelligence officials found the CIA received a tip about Rocha’s alleged double life as far back as 2006. Read more. Key points: Prosecutors have ranked Rocha’s betrayal among the most brazen in U.S. foreign service history. An undercover FBI agent secretly recorded Rocha praising Fidel Castro as “El Comandante” and calling his work for Cuba’s communist government “more than a grand slam” against the U.S. “enemy.” A former colleague recalled a 2002 controversy in which Rocha, then an ambassador to Bolivia, intervened in that country’s presidential election to help a Castro protégé. Rocha warned Bolivians that voting for a narcotrafficker — a reference to presidential candidate Evo Morales — would lead the U.S. to cut off all foreign assistance. The comments amounted to Rocha’s biggest known favor for Cuba. Authorities are conducting a damage assessment that’s expected to take years. Officials told the AP that as early 1987, the CIA was aware Castro had a “super mole” burrowed deep inside the U.S. government. Some now suspect it could have been Rocha. RELATED COVERAGE ➤ South Korea says opening diplomatic relations with Cuba would shock North Korea Cuba’s president replaces the country’s economy minister following delays to planned price hikes Brazil’s police investigate Bolsonaro’s intelligence boss over alleged political spying Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
Members phkrause Posted March 1, 2024 Author Members Posted March 1, 2024 Career US diplomat abruptly admits to spying for communist Cuba for decades MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat told a federal judge Thursday he will plead guilty to charges of working for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba, an unexpectedly swift resolution to a case prosecutors called one of the most brazen betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service. https://apnews.com/article/cuba-secret-agent-manuel-rocha-us-ambassador-b37ced95151526af4a9607eb50d9752d? Quote phkrause When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; But when a wicked man rules, the people groan. Proverbs 29;2
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