Ex-US Ambassador Sentenced to 15 Years for Spying for Cuba

Former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to spying for Cuba's intelligence agency for over 40 years. The 73-year-old, who held various senior positions in the U.S. government, was accused of acting as a foreign agent and was not charged with espionage. The case has raised concerns about the potential damage to national security, with ongoing assessments by the State Department and the intelligence community. Rocha's cooperation with the government and the possibility of denaturalization as a civil action were also addressed in the plea deal.