Former FIU Professors sentenced on conspiracy and misprison charges, page 1

FORMER FIU PROFESSORS SENTENCED ON CONSPIRACY AND MISPRISION CHARGES

Defendant Carlos Alvarez, and his wife, defendant Elsa Alvarez, were sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge K. Michael Moore in federal court in Miami on charges of conspiracy and misprision of a felony. Specifically, Carlos Alvarez was sentenced to 60 months’ imprisonment for conspiring to act as a covert agent of the Republic of Cuba within the United States, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 371. Elsa Alvarez was sentenced to 36 months’ imprisonment for her role in concealing her husband’s criminal participation in the conspiracy, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 4.

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[edit on 2-3-2007 by Selmer2]