Alan Gross | |
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 Alan Gross talking on the phone with PresidentBarack Obama, 2014 | |
| Born | Alan Phillip Gross (1949-05-02)May 2, 1949 (age 75) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | United States government contractor employed byU.S. Agency for International Development |
| Criminal status | Released |
| Spouse | Judith Gross |
| Criminal penalty | 5 years in prison for importing banned technology with the intent of establishing clandestine Internet service[1][2][3][4] |
| Imprisoned at | Carlos J. Finlay Military Hospital, Havana |
Alan Phillip Gross (born May 2, 1949)[5] is anAmerican international development professional.
In December 2009, he was arrested while inCuba working as a U.S. governmentsubcontractor for theU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of a program funded under the1996 Helms-Burton Act. He wasprosecuted in 2011 after being accused of crimes against the Cuban state for bringing satellite phones and computer equipment (to members ofCuba’s Jewish community) without the permit required under Cuban law.
After being accused of working for American intelligence services in January 2010, he was ultimately convicted for “acts against the independence or the territorial integrity of the state" in March 2011.[6] He was released from Cuban prison on December 17, 2014.[7]
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