"Former US Ambassador Accused of Covertly Spying for Cuba"
Former US ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, has been charged by the Department of Justice (DOJ) for allegedly acting as a covert agent for Cuba. The DOJ claims that Rocha engaged in clandestine activity with Cuban intelligence services since 1981, sharing false information with the US and meeting with Cuban operatives. Rocha, who served in the US Foreign Service for 25 years, is accused of obtaining positions within the US government to access non-public information and influence US foreign policy. The DOJ has charged him with acting as an illegal agent of a foreign government. Rocha was apprehended in Miami and is currently detained, awaiting a bond hearing.