Alan Phillip Gross
Male, Person
1949 –
Who is Alan Phillip Gross?
Alan Phillip Gross is a U.S. international development professional. In December 2009 he was arrested while in Cuba working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of a program funded under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act. He was prosecuted in 2011 after being accused of crimes against the Cuban state for bringing satellite phones and computer equipment 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, and is currently serving a 15-year prison sentence in Cuba.
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- Born
- May 2, 1949
Maryland - Education
- University of Maryland, College Park
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Lived in
- New York City
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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