Author: Nora Gamez Torres
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‘Cybersecurity accident’ in Cuba halts money transfers from family, friends abroad
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Western Union remittance services to Cuba, used by many Miamians to send money to relatives on the island, have been halted since Jan. 28, a few days before the Cuban government announced a “cybersecurity incident” that affected the country’s “electronic payment systems.” Miami Herald readers reported they haven’t been able to send money to relatives…
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Biden administration refutes Cuba’s claim that the US ‘supports’ Miami ‘terrorists’
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Biden administration officials rejected claims by Cuban authorities that the United States is supporting people in Miami plotting “terrorist” actions against Cuba after Cuban officials again raised the issue during a meeting centered on law enforcement cooperation between the two countries that took place in Washington D.C. earlier this week. In a statement, the Cuban…
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Woman caught at airport with $100,000 from Cuba said she was paid to bring cash to US often
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A Cuban American woman who was arrested at Tampa International Airport and charged with smuggling $100,000 from Cuba earlier this week said she had been paid to bring cash from the island to the United States several times a month, according to a federal criminal complaint. Mirtza Ocana, 38, a U.S. citizen and Tampa resident…