FIU prof, wife plead not guilty in Cuba spy case
By VANESSA BLUM
sun-sentinel.com
January 19, 2006, 11:08 AM EST
MIAMI -- Florida International University professor and his wife, whom prosecutors accused of secretly passing information to the Cuban government, both pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday.
Carlos Alvarez, 61, and Elsa Alvarez, 55, were charged Jan. 9 with informing Cuba's Directorate of Intelligence about the activities of Cuban exile groups in Miami that are opposed to Fidel Castro's regime.
Attorney Steven Chaykin, who represents Carlos Alvarez, said the couple plans to fight a federal magistrate's order that they be held in solitary confinement until their trial.
"Quite frankly, I think there's been an evisceration of the presumption of innocence in this case. They are being detained because of the high profile nature of the charges," Chaykin said.
No date has been set for the trial or a bail hearing
Carlos Alvarez is a psychology professor at FIU and Elsa Alvarez coordinates a social work program at the Miami school.
By VANESSA BLUM
sun-sentinel.com
January 19, 2006, 11:08 AM EST
MIAMI -- Florida International University professor and his wife, whom prosecutors accused of secretly passing information to the Cuban government, both pleaded not guilty in federal court on Thursday.
Carlos Alvarez, 61, and Elsa Alvarez, 55, were charged Jan. 9 with informing Cuba's Directorate of Intelligence about the activities of Cuban exile groups in Miami that are opposed to Fidel Castro's regime.
Attorney Steven Chaykin, who represents Carlos Alvarez, said the couple plans to fight a federal magistrate's order that they be held in solitary confinement until their trial.
"Quite frankly, I think there's been an evisceration of the presumption of innocence in this case. They are being detained because of the high profile nature of the charges," Chaykin said.
No date has been set for the trial or a bail hearing
Carlos Alvarez is a psychology professor at FIU and Elsa Alvarez coordinates a social work program at the Miami school.
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