5 Alleged Spies for Cuba Go on Trial
From Times Wire Reports
Five men accused of spying for Cuba went on trial in Miami, with a prosecutor charging that they served as Fidel Castro’s eyes and ears in Florida for years. The defendants--three Cuban intelligence officers and two U.S. citizens--used coded computer disks, high-frequency radio transmissions and electronic phone messages to infiltrate U.S. military bases and Cuban exile groups, Assistant U.S. Atty. David Buckner said. Defense attorney William Norris said the five obtained only public information, not U.S. secrets.
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