/tags/espionage espionage en-US WLRN Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:39:55 GMT /americas/2024-04-13/manuel-rocha-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-serving-as-secret-agent-for-cuba A former career U.S. diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. Sat, 13 Apr 2024 15:39:55 GMT /americas/2024-04-13/manuel-rocha-sentenced-to-15-years-in-prison-for-serving-as-secret-agent-for-cuba Gisela Salomon | Associated Press , Jim Mustian | The Associated Press /americas/2024-02-29/manuel-rocha-guilty-plea-cuba-miami A former career U.S. diplomat says he will plead guilty to charges of serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba going back decades. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 23:12:32 GMT /americas/2024-02-29/manuel-rocha-guilty-plea-cuba-miami Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian | The Associated Press /americas/2024-02-15/miami-manuel-rocha-cuban-spy Long before career U.S. diplomat Manuel Rocha was arrested on charges of being a secret agent of Cuba for decades, there were plenty of red flags. Thu, 15 Feb 2024 21:30:00 GMT /americas/2024-02-15/miami-manuel-rocha-cuban-spy Joshua Goodman and Jim Mustian | The Associated Press /americas/2023-12-26/u-s-ambassador-working-for-cuba-spotlights-havanas-importance-in-the-world-of-spying A Harvard Kennedy School intelligence and national security scholar explains the significance of the charges placed against Victor Manuel Rocha, a former U.S. government employee who had been arrested and faced federal charges for secretly acting for decades as an agent of the Cuban government. Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:20:00 GMT /americas/2023-12-26/u-s-ambassador-working-for-cuba-spotlights-havanas-importance-in-the-world-of-spying Calder Walton | The Conversation /latin-america/2023-01-09/ana-montes-former-u-s-analyst-convicted-of-spying-for-cuba-is-released-from-prison Montes was highly regarded for her expertise on Cuba. But under the radar, she shared classified information with the Cuban government, including the identities of U.S. spies. Mon, 09 Jan 2023 13:30:00 GMT /latin-america/2023-01-09/ana-montes-former-u-s-analyst-convicted-of-spying-for-cuba-is-released-from-prison Juliana Kim /2019-05-29/were-not-being-paranoid-u-s-warns-of-spy-dangers-of-chinese-made-drones The Department of Homeland Security is warning about the dangers of using Chinese-made drones, while some lawmakers want to prevent transit systems from buying Chinese-made subway cars. Wed, 29 May 2019 09:00:09 GMT /2019-05-29/were-not-being-paranoid-u-s-warns-of-spy-dangers-of-chinese-made-drones Brian Naylor /npr-breaking-news/2018-07-18/judge-orders-maria-butina-linked-to-russian-spy-agency-jailed-ahead-of-trial A federal magistrate judge ordered a Russian woman charged with serving as a foreign agent into custody ahead of her trial after prosecutors said she was a flight risk. Wed, 18 Jul 2018 15:33:00 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-07-18/judge-orders-maria-butina-linked-to-russian-spy-agency-jailed-ahead-of-trial Carrie Johnson /2018-04-04/feds-say-theyve-detected-apparent-rogue-spy-devices-in-d-c This is believed to be the first time the U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the apparent devices in the capital. The agency warned that they could be used by hackers, criminals and spies. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 20:57:28 GMT /2018-04-04/feds-say-theyve-detected-apparent-rogue-spy-devices-in-d-c Merrit Kennedy /2018-03-12/nerve-agent-found-in-u-k-is-rare-and-definitely-russian Novichok-class agents were developed in top-secret Russian labs at the end of the Cold War. Experts say only Russia is known to have made them. "They've been a deep, dark secret," says one expert. Mon, 12 Mar 2018 21:18:00 GMT /2018-03-12/nerve-agent-found-in-u-k-is-rare-and-definitely-russian Geoff Brumfiel /2018-03-07/british-police-say-nerve-agent-was-used-to-poison-russian-ex-spy-sergei-skripal Skripal and his daughter suddenly collapsed over the weekend near a shopping mall in southern England. Police have now confirmed that the illness resulted from exposure to a nerve agent. Wed, 07 Mar 2018 20:57:04 GMT /2018-03-07/british-police-say-nerve-agent-was-used-to-poison-russian-ex-spy-sergei-skripal Scott Neuman