The Seriousness of America's Latest Homegrown Spy

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Former US ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha in 2001. Rocha is accused of secretly serving as an agent for the Cuban government. Gonzalo Espinoza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former US ambassador to Bolivia, Manuel Rocha in 2001. Rocha is accused of secretly serving as an agent for the Cuban government.

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Diplomat and former US Ambassador Manuel Rocha is facing charges related to secretly serving as an agent of Cuba's government.

Rocha is the latest in a long line of spies, who have worked for the federal government while spying for other countries. Some for decades at a time.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to former CIA officer Robert Baer about the charges against Rocha and how he might have managed to go undetected for four decades.

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This episode was produced by Marc Rivers and Elena Burnett. It was edited by Courtney Dorning. Sami Yenigun is our executive producer.

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