 On August 5, 1997 he went into exile after receiving official notification to a legal process on charges of espionage and false news against international peace, for the dissemination of investigative reports on technical errors in the construction of the Juragua Nuclear Power Plant in Cienfuegos.On his arrival in the United States, he was engaged by the Sun-Sentinel magazine.Also he was invited to the United States Congress to speak on the Cuban nuclear program, and the dangers of the atomic power plant construction in Juragua, suspended since 1992 for lack of funding.