U.S. contractor found guilty in Cuba trial

HAVANA, March 5 | Sat Mar 5, 2011 8:08pm EST

HAVANA, March 5 (Reuters) - U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross, accused of illegally supplying Internet gear to Cuban dissidents, was found guilty on Saturday of crimes against the state, Cuban television reported, and faces a possible 20-year sentence in a case likely to worsen U.S.-Cuba relations. (Reporting by Jeff Franks; Editing by Peter Cooney)

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