Former State Department Employees Arrested For Spying Cooperating With Authorities

Photo: Walter Kendall Myers, 72, and his wife, Gwendolyn, 71, of Washington, were charged a few days ago with having spied for Cuba for the past 30 years. Photo: Reuters

U.S. Couple Who Spied For Cuba Cooperating -- Miami Herald/McClatchy

The pair who pleaded guilty to spying for Cuba have been cooperating with federal authorities and briefing them on their activities.

WASHINGTON -- Two admitted spies for Cuba, Walter and Gwendolyn Myers, have met with federal officials 50 to 60 times to divulge details of their three decades of clandestine work for the island, justice department officials said Tuesday.

The Washington couple pleaded guilty last November to sending secrets to the United States' longtime antagonist and agreed to cooperate with the federal government in a deal with prosecutors that offered Gwendolyn Myers a much lighter sentence than she might have faced.

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My Comment: 20 years in jail (maybe) .... in my opinion they are getting off light.