A former US official and his wife have been charged with spying for the
Cuban government over a 30-year period.
Washington DC residents Walter Myers, 72, and Gwendolyn Myers, 71, are
accused of acting as illegal agents for Cuba and wire fraud.
The couple could face up to 20 years in prison if found guilty.
The arrest follows a sting operation by the FBI, in which an agent
posing as a Cuban spy persuaded the couple to give him information about
their activities.
Mr Myers first began working for the US State Department in 1977 as an
instructor at the Foreign Service Institute, where he was given security
clearance to access information classified as Top Secret.
He was later granted an even higher security clearance, performing
periodic work for the State Department's Bureau of Intelligence and
Research (INR) until 1999, when he joined INR on a permanent basis.
He retired in 2007.
Mr Myers married his wife Gwendolyn in 1982. She worked as an analyst at
a Washington DC bank, and was never granted security clearance by the US
government.
Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/8086547.stm
Published: 2009/06/05 20:36:28 GMT
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