Former U.S. Ambassador Accused of Being a Cuban Agent

Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador, was arrested and charged with working as an agent for the Cuban government for nearly four decades. The charges against him include conspiracy to act as an agent of a foreign government, acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government, and using a passport obtained by false statement. Prosecutors allege that Rocha used his positions within the U.S. government to support Cuba's intelligence-gathering mission against the United States. This case is considered one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent.