Former US Ambassador Who Spied for Communist Cuba Gets 15 Years in Prison

Victor Manuel Rocha was recruited by Cuba’s spy agency in 1973.

Bolivian President Hugo Banzer shakes hands with Victor Manuel Rocha (R), the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, during a ceremony in the Government Palace in La Paz, Bolivia, on Aug. 3, 2000. Reuters

A former U.S. ambassador who had access to top secret government information has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to working for communist-run Cuba’s spy service for decades.

Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia and member of the White House National Security Council, was recruited by Cuba’s spy agency in 1973, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).