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LA PAZ, Bolivia — A top Bolivian official on Thursday said criminal charges of espionage have been filed against a U.S. Embassy official accused of asking an American student and Peace Corps volunteers to keep tabs on Venezuelan and Cuban workers in the country.
Vice Minister of Government Ruben Gamarra said Bolivia may ask the U.S. to provide a statement from the embassy security official, Vincent Cooper.
The charges carry a sentence of 30 years in prison without parole. It was unclear whether diplomatic immunity would protect him under Bolivian and international law.
