Ex-U.S. diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha admits to secretly working as Cuban agent for decades

A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast resolution to a case prosecutors described as one of the most brazen betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service.

Ex-U.S. diplomat Victor Manuel Rocha admits to secretly working as Cuban agent for decades
Victor Manuel Rocha is seen posing for a photo at a Miami office in January 2003.

A former career U.S. diplomat said in court Thursday that he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades, bringing a lightning fast resolution to a case prosecutors described as one of the most brazen betrayals in the history of the U.S. foreign service.