Former U.S. ambassador gets 15-year prison sentence after decades as secret Cuban agent
Victor Manuel Rocha, a former career U.S. diplomat, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. The plea agreement leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service.
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![US ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha, talks to the press 11 July 2001. Rocha reiterated that the US supports the provisional government, led by Vice President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez, since 02 July when President Hugo Banzer was admitted to a Washington DC hospital for cancer treatment. A July 11, 2001 file photo of Victor Manuel Rocha, who was then the U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7130074.1709240543!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/victor-manuel-rocha-in-file-photo-from-july-11-2001.jpg)
Victor Manuel Rocha, a former career U.S. diplomat, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. The plea agreement leaves many unanswered questions about a betrayal that stunned the U.S. foreign service.