American spy and double agent Ana Belen MontesNicknamed the ‘Queen of Cuba’, she was released this week after serving more than 20 years in prison for giving official secrets to the Cuban government. Prior to his capture, Montes worked as an analyst for the United States Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Starting work for the DIA in 1985, Montes was arrested by FBI agents in 2001, shortly after the September 11 attacks, after being accused of espionage for revealing secret US military plans for Fidel Castro’s Cuba.
According to Puerto Rican media, Scott Taylor, spokesman for the US Federal Bureau of Prisons, confirmed that Montes was released last Saturday. Montes was being held at Fort Worth prison in Texas and 65 years old. Montes went so far as to collect encrypted messages over shortwave radio, leak encrypted files, and even impersonate someone else wearing a wig and hat. fake passport, among other anecdotes from his long career. He was considered the highest-ranking expert in the Cuban Armed Forces.
The leak of information from the Puerto Rican known as the ‘Queen of Cuba’ has even resulted in the death of a US Special Forces officer. Savior, as compiled by CBS in December. According to The Washington Post, Montes traveled to Cuba up to four times to meet with intelligence agents and received numerous cash checks and even a certificate of distinction, which then CIA director George Tenet had given him in 1997.
In criminal proceedings, he admitted to the Cuban authorities that he had disclosed the identity of four undercover U.S. agents and faces a possible death sentence if found guilty, but reached an agreement with the Prosecutor’s Office to serve a 25-year sentence.
At the hearing, he said, “I participated in the activity that brought me before you because I obeyed my conscience instead of the law.” “I believe that our government’s policy towards Cuba is brutal and unjust and contradicts the ideal of the good neighbor, and I felt compelled to help the island defend itself against efforts to impose our values and our political system on the island.” Additional.