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A former American diplomat who served as a U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested and accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s authorities, in response to The Related Press.
Officers say Manuel Rocha, 73, was arrested in Miami on Friday on a legal grievance.
Based on sources, extra particulars concerning the case are anticipated to be made public at a court docket look Monday.
One of many two individuals who got here ahead with the grievance stated the Justice Division case accuses Rocha of working to advertise the Cuban authorities’s pursuits.
Former US ambassador arrested in Florida, accused of serving as an agent of Cuba, AP supply says (Picture by GONZALO ESPINOZA/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Federal regulation requires individuals doing the political bidding of a overseas authorities or entity contained in the U.S. to register with the Justice Division, which in recent times has stepped up its legal enforcement of illicit overseas lobbying.
Based on data, Rocha’s 25-year diplomatic profession was spent beneath each Democratic and Republican administrations, with nearly all of it being in Latin America through the Chilly Battle.
Rocha additionally served in Italy, Honduras, Mexico and the Dominican Republic, and labored as a Latin America professional for the Nationwide Safety Council.
Rocha’s spouse, Karla Wittkop Rocha, declined to remark when contacted by the AP. “I don’t want to speak to you,” she stated earlier than hanging up.
The Justice Division additionally declined to remark.
