Elsa Alvarez
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Elsa Alvarez along with her husband Carlos Alvarez
, is accused of spying on Cuba
n exile groups in the United States
on behalf of the Cuban government.
Elsa Alvarez was born in Cuba, and gained United States citizenship in 1979. She married Carlos Alvarez the following year, and later took up a position at Florida International University
, where he worked. In January 2006, both were arrested for passing information to the Cuban General Intelligence Directorate
and charged with being a covert agent of the Republic of Cuba operating within the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 951(a). It was alleged that she had been spying independently of her husband before they met, but her lawyers claim that she opposed her husband's work, and tried to persuade him to stop — she was released on bail before the trial (unlike her husband), with a District Court judge describing the case against her as "not very strong"http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/14872191.htm.
Elsa Alvarez entered a guilty plea December 18, 2006 and was later sentenced to 3 years in jail http://www.joffelaw.com/caselaw/2007/08/31/usa-vs-alvarez-case-no-05-20943-cr-mooregarber-august-31-2007. Elsa Alvarez ceased to practice psychology and relinquished her license on October 22, 2007, and agreed to never again apply in Florida under Chapter 491 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/min_05-09-08.pdf.
No verifiable reference was found for Elsa Alvarez' current status.
Carlos Alvarez (professor)
Carlos M. Alvarez is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Florida International University who, along with his second wife Elsa, was charged in January 2006 with speaking with Cuba on things that were happening in the United States.Alvarez was born in Cárdenas,...
, is accused of spying on Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
n exile groups in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on behalf of the Cuban government.
Elsa Alvarez was born in Cuba, and gained United States citizenship in 1979. She married Carlos Alvarez the following year, and later took up a position at Florida International University
Florida International University
Florida International University is an American public research university in metropolitan Miami, Florida, in the United States, with its main campus in University Park...
, where he worked. In January 2006, both were arrested for passing information to the Cuban General Intelligence Directorate
General Intelligence Directorate
The Intelligence Directorate is the main state intelligence agency of the government of Cuba. The DI, under the big umbrella of the MININT, was founded in late 1961 by Cuba's Ministry of the Interior shortly after the Cuban Revolution...
and charged with being a covert agent of the Republic of Cuba operating within the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 951(a). It was alleged that she had been spying independently of her husband before they met, but her lawyers claim that she opposed her husband's work, and tried to persuade him to stop — she was released on bail before the trial (unlike her husband), with a District Court judge describing the case against her as "not very strong"http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/local/14872191.htm.
Elsa Alvarez entered a guilty plea December 18, 2006 and was later sentenced to 3 years in jail http://www.joffelaw.com/caselaw/2007/08/31/usa-vs-alvarez-case-no-05-20943-cr-mooregarber-august-31-2007. Elsa Alvarez ceased to practice psychology and relinquished her license on October 22, 2007, and agreed to never again apply in Florida under Chapter 491 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/491/min_05-09-08.pdf.
No verifiable reference was found for Elsa Alvarez' current status.