Carlos M. Alvarez

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  Carlos Alvarez (professor) - Carlos M. Alvarez (born 1944) is an associate professor of educational leadership and policy studies at Florida International University who, along with his second wife Elsa, was charged with spying for Cuba in January of 2006.

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  A Florida International University professor, Carlos Alvarez, and his wife Elsa were arrested in 2006 on charges of spying for Cuba, and subsequently pled guilty. Although Carlos admitted to the FBI that he collaborated with Cuban intelligence, he claimed that he only wanted to "open dialogue" with Havana.

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  Published on: 7/31/2008    Last Visited: 7/31/2008  

  Chaykin in 2006 represented former Florida International University Professor Carlos Alvarez, who was accused of spying for the Cuban government.

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  Published on: 6/13/2006    Last Visited: 6/13/2006  

  The measure was pushed through the state Legislature after an FIU psychology professor, Carlos Alvarez, and his wife Elsa - a social work coordinator at FIU - were indicted in January on charges of acting as illegal agents of the Cuban government.

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  ACLU challenges state banning trips to terrorist... - [Cached Version]
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  The measure was pushed through state Legislature after an FIU psychology professor, Carlos Alvarez, and his wife Elsa â€" a social work coordinator at FIU â€" were indicted in January on charges of acting as illegal agents of the Cuban government.

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  Accused Cuba Spies Likely To Plead Out - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/16/2006    Last Visited: 12/16/2006  

  U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore set a "change of plea" hearing Tuesday for Carlos and Elsa Alvarez, who previously pleaded not guilty.
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  The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said Carlos Alvarez would plead guilty to a charge of conspiracy to become an unregistered foreign agent, which carries a maximum sentence of five years.
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  The development follows a ruling last month by another federal judge that would allow as evidence at trial statements given by Carlos Alvarez to the FBI in which he acknowledged decades of working with Cuba and its intelligence apparatus.
  
  Carlos Alvarez had sought to have that statement thrown out, arguing unsuccessfully that he was promised immunity from prosecution by FBI agents and that he was coerced into submitting to the interviews in summer 2005.
  
  The couple were arrested in January.Carlos Alvarez, 61, is a psychology professor at FIU and his 56-year-old wife is a coordinator of a social work program at the Miami area school.
  
  At a hearing in August, Carlos Alvarez said he viewed himself as a "collaborator" with the Cuban government but not as an intelligence agent.
  
  He has said consistently that his wife had only minor involvement in his activities and eventually tried to get him to stop.
  
  The FBI said Alvarez used sophisticated encryption techniques, a short-wave radio, and the code-name "David" in his communications with Cuban handlers.

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  Ex-teacher, wife plead guilty in Cuba spying case:... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/20/2006    Last Visited: 12/21/2006  

  Carlos Alvarez provided info to Cuban agents
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  Former Florida International University professor Carlos Alvarez came to regret collaborating with Cuban intelligence agents.
  
  The secret meetings, code names and encrypted messages about prominent Cuban exiles -- all of which Alvarez has admitted -- began as an attempt to foster dialogue between Cuban-Americans and Cubans on the island.
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  Chaykin spoke after Alvarez, 61, pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to conspiring to work as a Cuban intelligence agent.
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  According to prosecutor Matthew Axelrod, Carlos Alvarez first met with individuals working for the Cuban Intelligence Service in the late 1970s.
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  Alvarez used his position as an academic to acquire the information requested by his handlers and to justify travel to Cuba, Axelrod said.
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  Agents referred to Carlos as "Gratuity" and Elsa as "Shortchange."
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  Chaykin called the surveillance "intrusive and invasive" but said it was Carlos Alvarez himself who handed prosecutors the evidence they needed.
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  Alvarez said the Cuban government never paid him for information.He said he initially saw the communication as harmless, but eventually became disillusioned and uneasy about his dealings with Cuban intelligence and tried to distance himself.The couple's defense took a hit in November when a federal magistrate sided with prosecutors and refused to toss out the incriminating statements Carlos Alvarez gave FBI agents last year.
  
  At a hearing in August, Alvarez said he came clean about his contacts with the Cuban government because the agents promised he would not be arrested and that his life could continue as normal if he cooperated.
  
  Agents Alberto Alonso and Rosa Schureck said they never made any commitments and Alvarez cooperated willingly.
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  Carlos Alvarez has been behind bars without bail since his arrest.
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  In November, Carlos Alvarez resigned from his tenured position in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at FIU, and Elsa Alvarez, who had been on paid leave, was placed on unpaid leave, an FIU spokeswoman said.

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  Fallout from Carlos Alvarez and Elsa Prieto Alvarez FIU "spy" case
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  Already, several of those people have refused to comment publicly about their concerns, and others have expressed alarm that last week's arrest of FIU employees Carlos Alvarez and his wife, Elsa Prieto Alvarez, could prompt pro-dialogue exiles to be less willing to voice views.
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  Carlos Alvarez has been an education professor at FIU since 1974, while Elsa Prieto Alvarez has worked there as a psychological services counselor since 1999.
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  Both have also been linked to liberal or leftist sectors of the exile community since the 1970s, and Carlos Alvarez traveled to Cuba several times for research and as a facilitator in dialogue exchanges between exiles and Cubans on the island.
  
  Federal prosecutors charged the couple with not registering as foreign agents after investigators say they found evidence of links to Cuban intelligence.The two were accused of using shortwave radios, numerical code and computer-encrypted files to transmit information about Miami's exile community to Cuban intelligence officers.
  
  Although officials have suggested that no other arrests are contemplated, some exile leaders who oppose compromise or dialogue with Cuban President Castro have urged the FBI to widen its investigation.
  
  FIU Professor Lisandro Pérez, who knows Alvarez well, said the arrests could revive the charged atmosphere of the 1970s and '80s, which saw the rise of the Cuban exile left, as well as bombings in Miami linked to anti-Castro militants.

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  Guilty Pleas Likely For Academics Charged With Cuba... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/15/2006    Last Visited: 12/15/2006  

  Carlos Alvarez, Elsa Alvarez
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  U.S. District Judge K. Michael Moore set a "change of plea" hearing Tuesday for Carlos and Elsa Alvarez, both of whom had previously pleaded not guilty in the case.
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  The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plea agreements are not yet public, said Carlos Alvarez would plead guilty to a reduced charge of conspiracy to become an unregistered foreign agent, which carries a maximum prison sentence of five years.
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  The development follows a ruling last month by another federal judge that would allow as evidence at trial lengthy statements given by Carlos Alvarez to the FBI in which he acknowledged decades of involvement with Cuba and its intelligence apparatus.
  
  Carlos Alvarez had sought to have that confession thrown out, arguing unsuccessfully that he was promised immunity from prosecution by FBI agents and that he was wrongfully coerced into submitting to the interviews in summer 2005.
  
  The couple was arrested in January.Carlos Alvarez, 61, is a psychology professor at FIU and his 56-year-old wife works as a coordinator of a social work program at the Miami-area school.
  
  At a hearing in August, Carlos Alvarez said he viewed himself as a "collaborator" with the Cuban government but did not view himself as an intelligence agent.He has consistently said that his wife had only minor involvement in his activities and eventually tried to get him to stop.
  
  According to the FBI, Alvarez used sophisticated encryption techniques, a short-wave radio, and the code-name "David" in his communications with Cuban handlers.The FBI had the couple under surveillance for years, including a listening device planted in the bedroom of their Miami home, according to testimony.
  
  Prosecutors have acknowledged that their case against Carlos Alvarez is much stronger than against Elsa Alvarez, who unlike her husband was released on bail in June.

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  Carlos M. Alvarez, Florida International University, USA

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