Alan Gross
Alan Phillip Gross (born May 2, 1949)[5] is an American international development professional.
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| Born | Alan Phillip Gross May 2, 1949 (aged 76) Rockville Centre, New York, U.S. |
| Penalty | 5 years in prison for importing banned technology with the intent of establishing clandestine Internet service[1][2][3][4] |
| Status | Released |
| Occupation | United States government contractor employed by U.S. Agency for International Development |
| Spouse | Judith Gross |
In December 2009, he was arrested while in Cuba working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of a program funded under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act. He was prosecuted in 2011 after being accused of crimes against the Cuban state for bringing satellite phones and computer equipment (to members of Cuba’s Jewish community) without the permit required under Cuban law.
After being accused of working for American intelligence services in January 2010, he was ultimately convicted for “acts against the independence or the territorial integrity of the state" in March 2011.[6] He was released from Cuban prison on December 17, 2014.[7]
Alan Gross Media
- Alan Gross Flying Home (2014).jpg
Alan Gross with his wife Judy, attorney Scott Gilbert, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. watch television on board a U.S. government plane headed back to the U.S. as the news breaks of his release, Dec. 17, 2014.
References
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- ↑ Elise Labott, "Cuba releases American Alan Gross in prisoner swap", CNN (December 17, 2014).
Other websites
Media related to Alan Gross at Wikimedia Commons
- Alan Gross, "Para La Isla," Proposed Expansion of Scope of Work in Cuba Proposal, September 2009 (DAI/JBDC)
- Complaint: Alan Gross and Judith Gross against Development Alternatives, Inc. (“DAI”) and the United States of America. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, November 16, 2012
- Development Alternatives Inc.'s Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of its Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject-Matter, Jurisdiction and Failure to State a Claim. The United States District Court for the District of Columbia, January 15, 2013
- Why Won’t the U.S. Help Alan Gross? Archived 2014-12-29 at the Wayback Machine, Politico Magazine
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