Jilted Former Wife of Cuban Spy Wins Punitive and Compensatory Damages

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Tuesday, May 1, 2001
Author: 
Bruce Zagaris
Volume: 
17
Issue: 
5
205
Abstract: 
On March 23, 2001, Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Alan Postman awarded $20 million in punitive damages to Ana Margarita Martinez, the jilted former wife of a spy for the Cuban Government who used his sham marriage to surreptitiously penetrate the exile community. The $20 million punitive damages will be in addition to the award of $7.175 million in compensatory damages to Ms. Martinez for her pain and suffering as a victim of Juan Pablo Roque’s spy activities, which started in 1992 when Postman left Cuba for Miami and continued until 1996 when Postman returned to Cuba… [more]