Former Foley & Lardner adviser, Victor Manuel Rocha, was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment after admitting to acting as an agent for Cuba. The sentencing followed Rocha’s guilty plea to serving as a foreign operative for the Cuban government over several years while maintaining access to classified information, especially during his tenure at the Department of State.
In a separate case, a wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Rocha in connection with the death of a Cuban dissident. Notably, prior to his employment at Foley & Lardner’s Miami office as a senior international business adviser, Rocha had a lengthy career at the Department of State, beginning in 1981 as an international relations officer. His career culminated with him serving as U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia in 2000.
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