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Why did Cuban authorities jail Robert L. Vesco in 1996?
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In 1996, Cuban authorities jailed Robert L. Vesco for economic crimes committed within Cuba. Vesco, an American financier who had been living in Cuba since approximately 1984, was accused of these offenses. Despite the United States and Switzerland requesting his extradition, Cuban President Fidel Castro refused. Vesco was eventually released from jail in 2005.1