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Sentence delayed for wife in Cuba spy case
MIAMI, May 12 (UPI) -- A former Florida college counselor will undergo cancer surgery before serving a prison term in connection with her husband's role as a Cuban agent.
A federal judge Friday delayed the start of Elsa Alvarez's three-year stretch until the end of the month so she could have a growth removed.
Alvarez, 57, pleaded guilty to charges she failed to tell investigators that her husband, Carlos, was acting as an unregistered agent of the Castro regime and feeding Havana information about the Florida exile community.
The Miami Herald said the couple was recently declared indigent by the court, but continues to appeal their case despite reaching plea agreements with the U.S. government.
Copyright 2007 by United Press International
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