Why did Fidel Castro refuse to extradite Robert L. Vesco to the United States?

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Fidel Castro refused to extradite Robert L. Vesco to the United States because Vesco was living in Cuba and had committed economic crimes there. While Vesco was jailed for these crimes in 1996, Castro ultimately decided against his extradition to the U.S.. Vesco had fled the United States in 1972 and lived in various countries, including Costa Rica, The Bahamas, Nicaragua, and Antigua, before settling in Cuba around 1984. He was accused by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of looting $224 million from Investors Overseas Services (IOS) and was indicted for illegal contributions to President Richard Nixon's reelection campaign.1