Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on a USAID mission intended to promote democracy by distributing satellite communications equipment to Jewish groups; these groups have denied any involvement in the matter. Such equipment, and distributing it, is illegal in Cuba. In response to the decision, a US National Security Council spokesperson said that the "sentencing adds another injustice to Alan Gross’s ordeal. He has already spent too many days in detention and should not spend one more." Gross's wife has requested that Cuba release her husband on humanitarian grounds; some political analysts expect this to eventually occur. Gross, aged 61, is reported to have lost 90 pounds while imprisoned since his arrest, and is affected by ulcers, gout and arthritis .
Gross was arrested in December 2009 while on a mission intended to promote democracy by distributing satellite communications equipment to Jewish groups; these groups have denied any involvement in the matter. Such equipment, and distributing it, is illegal in Cuba. In response to the decision, a spokesperson said that the "sentencing adds another injustice to Alan Gross’s ordeal. He has already spent too many days in detention and should not spend one more." Gross's wife has requested that Cuba release her husband on humanitarian grounds; some political analysts expect this to eventually occur. Gross, aged 61, is reported to have lost 90 pounds while imprisoned since his arrest, and is affected by , , and .
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