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Former US ambassador charged with spying for Cuba: Justice Dept

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A former US ambassador to Bolivia and member of the National Security Council has been charged with spying for Cuba for 40 years, US Attorney General Merrick Garland announces. "This action exposes one of the highest reaching and longest lasting infiltrations of the US government by a foreign agent," Garland says. SOUNDBITE

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