Former U.S. Ambassador to Bolivia Manuel Rocha received a 15 month prison sentence on Friday after pleading guilty to working as a spy for the Cuban government.
Rocha was arrested and charged in December of last year. The Justice Department had alleged that he worked on behalf of the Cuban government without registering as a foreign agent as required by law.
“Your actions were a direct attack to our democracy and the safety of our citizens,” said U.S. District Court Judge Beth Bloom, according to the Associated Press. The sentence came as part of a plea agreement that also saw him agree to pay $500,000.
