DOJ seeks to strip ex-ambassador of citizenship over Cuba spying scheme

Published May 8, 2026 11:31am ET | Updated May 8, 2026 11:31am ET



The Justice Department is seeking to revoke the citizenship of a former U.S. ambassador accused of secretly working as a Cuban spy for decades.

Federal prosecutors filed a civil complaint on Thursday in Miami against Victor Rocha, a Colombian-born former diplomat who pleaded guilty in 2023 to acting as an illegal agent for Cuba. Rocha served as the U.S. ambassador to Bolivia from 1997 to 2000.

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