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Wife
in Cuba Spying Case Begins Prison Sentence
Beatriz Canals, CBS4,
June 1, 2007.
(CBS4) OCALA - The wife of a Florida International
University professor accused of spying for
the Cuban government has begun her three-year
prison sentence near Ocala.
Elsa Alvarez pleaded guilty in December
to knowing her husband was conspiring to
be a Cuban agent, but failing to report
the information to authorities.
Alvarez unsuccessfully sought to postpone
her surrender date until mid-July. Her son
says she has several health ailments.
Alvarez and her husband were arrested in
January 2006 on charges of being unregistered
agents for Cuban leader Fidel Castro's communist
government. Both later pleaded guilty to
lesser charges.
Carlos Alvarez has been sentenced to five
years in prison.
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