Former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha, has been arrested and charged with serving as a secret agent for Cuba's government. The arrest follows a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, revealing allegations of espionage dating back decades. The Justice Department described the case as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent. Court documents and unsealed criminal complaints detail the shocking sting operation that led to the accusations. Rocha, 73, is accused of working to promote the Cuban government's interests and handing over classified information. The case has rattled the U.S. intelligence community, and the Justice Department plans to assess the long-term national security implications of the alleged espionage.
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ICYMI. The Department of Justice is charging former Foley & Lardner advisor and ex-U.S. ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha of being a foreign agent to Cuba. https://t.co/G5mlYjdQtn
"Former career US diplomat charged with secretly spying for Cuban intelligence for decades." Fascinating story. One of our top diplomats in Latin America. In recent years, a big Trumper (by all appearances). Longtime spy for the Cuban dictatorship. https://t.co/L7mmnue8sk
Indictment: Diplomat’s ‘purpose’ as agent for Cuba was to hand over classified information https://t.co/6pXr9FRUoD
Diplomat’s arrest on suspicions of being Cuba agent rattles U.S. intelligence community https://t.co/ZSYncxnpha
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Former American Ambassador Arrested for Spying on Behalf of Cuba Since 1981 “…the Justice Department case accuses Rocha of working to promote the Cuban government’s interests.” https://t.co/lKmArpvrmT
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Former U.S. ambassador Victor Manuel Rocha, 73, is accused of spying for the Cuban gov't spent 40 years as a spook and claimed his work was “more than a grand slam.” https://t.co/ZYTDGvqHnC
This is bonkers: longtime US diplomat allegedly a Cuban spy. “This action exposes one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the U.S. government by a foreign agent.” https://t.co/5yDDJ4OwxQ
The United States charged a former ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, with spying for Cuba for more than 40 years https://t.co/bKOU1FrJEV https://t.co/ExIQFQfVf8
Victor Manuel Rocha, a former US ambassador to Bolivia from 2000 to 2002, has been charged with multiple federal crimes, Justice Department said, including acting as an illegal foreign agent, and using a fraudulently obtained passport https://t.co/MfYMcpWveH https://t.co/yYqQ9GrUsx
An ex-Ambassador is accused of spying for Cuba for over 40 years and the story is not even making the smallest blip. What’s wrong with us? https://t.co/b28Oq4HOt0
Court Documents Describe Shocking Sting That Led A Former U.S. Ambassador To Be Accused Of Spying For Cuba https://t.co/F88UMUkgNr via @TPM
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Met this guy a few times. Never liked him. Seemed shifty. Y’all think we in Miami are paranoid when we say Cuba has spies everywhere. We may be paranoid, but doesn’t mean we’re wrong.👇🏼 Retired U.S. Diplomat Manuel Rocha Accused of Spying for Cuba https://t.co/pJlCNWnSCO
A former U.S. 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://t.co/5douV8OCQh
The Department of Justice is charging former Foley & Lardner advisor and ex-U.S. ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha of being a foreign agent to Cuba. https://t.co/G5mlYjdQtn
The United States charged a former US ambassador to Bolivia with spying for Cuba for over 40 years, in what the Justice Department described as one of the highest-reaching and longest-lasting infiltrations of the US government by a foreign agent https://t.co/MfYMcpWveH https://t.co/6UjAL7PLd9
US says it will work to assess impact after ex-envoy charged with spying for Cuba https://t.co/cZCJEoxiUE https://t.co/sHs7ypJT4I
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'Cuban spy', 73, who served as an American diplomat for 40 years sobs in court as he is charged with espionage - after branding US 'the enemy' while obliviously bragging about his 'grand slam' to undercover FBI agent https://t.co/3Wud3TqtRO https://t.co/SiJh1Gspbt
A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said. https://t.co/JTmIisFXMb
Attorney General Merrick Garland announces the arrest of former U.S. Ambassador to Boliva, Victor Manuel Rocha. He's being charged with acting as a foreign agent for Cuba. https://t.co/VwK6WD266L
Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba https://t.co/tQ3cjRieQj
Federal prosecutors revealed Monday that they nabbed Manuel Rocha, the former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia who was arrested on accusations he spied for Cuba, by tricking him into believing an FBI agent was his new contact from the Cuban government. https://t.co/eDtMGnjH5t
Cuba cannot adequately care for its ppl but they have a 1st rate intelligence service This guy was a US ambassador who gave away the store to Cuban intelligence for forty years & referred to America as “the enemy” https://t.co/Tp7JQCzQf1
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⚠️ US SAYS IT WILL WORK TO ASSESS IMPACT AFTER EX-ENVOY CHARGED WITH SPYING FOR CUBA The United States will work with partners in the intelligence community to assess any long-term national security implications after a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was charged with spying…
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A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with serving as a mole for Cuba’s intelligence services dating back decades, the Justice Department said Monday. https://t.co/ObfNEZejbc
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Breaking News: A former U.S. ambassador is accused of working for years as a secret agent for Cuba as he rose up the State Department ranks. https://t.co/6WfZHWEA5L
“We allege that for over 40 years, Victor Manuel Rocha served as an agent of the Cuban government” And the information he obtained would definitely have made its way back to the Soviet Union, and later Russia 🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/u7HLCm1Fh9
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Former US ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha has been charged in federal court with acting as a secret foreign agent of Cuba, according to court documents unsealed on Monday. https://t.co/0KeKLsxpBz
A former senior U.S. diplomat who served in top posts in U.S. embassies in Latin America was accused of spying for Cuba’s secret intelligence service for decades. (WSJ)
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Former US Ambassador to Bolivia, 73, is charged with working as a Cuban spy for over 40 years after being snared in an FBI sting where he explained how he pretended to be 'right wing' https://t.co/Ljj4Kx1Eaj https://t.co/QesFNmYf62
🔸 Ex-U.S. Ambassador Charged as Secret Agent for Cuba A former senior U.S. diplomat who served in top posts in U.S. embassies in Latin America was accused of spying for Cuba's secret intelligence service for decades, according to a criminal complaint unsealed Monday.…
#BREAKING Former US ambassador to Bolivia charged with spying for Cuba for 'over 40 years' https://t.co/8egTOScF8J
⚠️ US CHARGES FORMER DIPLOMAT WITH ACTING AS AN AGENT OF CUBA A former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been charged with conspiracy to act as an agent of Cuba, a court filing showed on Monday, in covert activity the Justice Department said spanned decades.
A former U.S. ambassador has been arrested and accused of secretly working for the Cuban government, newly unsealed court documents show. https://t.co/Jz5cDgbfD1
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A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia was arrested in Miami in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, and is accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government. Here's the latest. https://t.co/4uFLDRaIF2
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Manuel Rocha, 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://t.co/nitbMRd1gJ
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Former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha, arrested by the FBI for secretly serving as an agent for Cuba's government - AP
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