page_title: Alan Gross
hierarchical_section_title: Alan Gross
caption_attribution_description: English: Alan Gross talks with President Obama onboard a government plane headed back to the US, Dec. 17, 2014. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) This official White House photograph is in the public domain from a copyright perspective, so while restrictions such as personality or privacy rights may apply, in general, manipulations are allowed.
context_page_description: Alan Phillip Gross is an American international development professional.
  In December 2009, he was arrested while in Cuba working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development as part of a program funded under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act. He was prosecuted in 2011 after being accused of crimes against the Cuban state for bringing satellite phones and computer equipment without the permit required under Cuban law.
  After being accused of working for American intelligence services in January 2010, he was ultimately convicted for “acts against the independence or the territorial integrity of the state" in March 2011. He was released from Cuban prison on December 17, 2014.
context_section_description: Alan Phillip Gross (born May 2, 1949) is an American international development professional.
  In December 2009, he was arrested while in Cuba working as a U.S. government subcontractor for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of a program funded under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act. He was prosecuted in 2011 after being accused of crimes against the Cuban state for bringing satellite phones and computer equipment (to members of Cuba’s Jewish community) without the permit required under Cuban law.
  After being accused of working  for American intelligence services in January 2010, he was ultimately convicted for “acts against the independence or the territorial integrity of the state" in March 2011. He was released from Cuban prison on December 17, 2014.
caption: Alan Gross talking on the phone with President Barack Obama, 2014
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