Cuba seeks 20-year prison sentence for alleged Jewish-American spy Alan Gross

Cuban prosecutors will seek a 20-year prison sentence for Jewish U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, accused of crimes against the state, Communist Party newspaper Granma said on Friday, in a case that has stalled progress in U.S.-Cuba relations.

A government statement posted on the paper’s website said Gross was accused of “Acts Against the Independence and Territorial Integrity of the State” and that a trial date for him would be set soon.

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