DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

A Federal judge in Florida sentenced 73-year old former US Ambassador to Bolivia (2000-2002) Victor Manuel Rocha to 15 years in jail. The former US Department of State employee had served on the National Security Council from 1994 to 1995. Rocha has been sentenced for acting as an agent for the Cuban government.

Rocha served as acting ambassador in the Dominican Republic. After his appointment as US ambassador to Bolivia, Rocha was named president of the Canadian Barrick Pueblo Viejo gold mine in the Dominican Republic in 2012.

Rocha also served as broker to sell coal from Colombia for the Punta Catalina coal-fired power plant owned and operated by the Dominican government.

Rocha had an impressive background. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. He also was on the University of Miami’s International Advisory Board. At one time, Rocha also was a member of...