Elsa Alvarez (born 1950), along with her husband
Carlos Alvarez, is accused of spying on
Cuban 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 the
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."
Elsa Alvarez entered a guilty plea December 18, 2006 and was later sentenced to 3 years in jail. 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.
No verifiable reference was found for Elsa Alvarez's current status.
See also
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Carol Kisthardt
Carol Kisthardt is an American military lawyer and senior investigator with the national Naval Criminal Investigation Service. Kisthardt was a leading presenter on the role of the NCIS at numerous law enforcement conferences. She was a lead invest ...
References
External links
2007 sentencing documentSigned 2006 plea agreement
1950 births
Living people
Florida International University people
American people convicted of spying for Cuba
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