ay ▁the ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 2 ▁million ▁missing ▁$ US D . ▁▁ ▁He , ▁Francisco ▁J . ▁Fern ande z , ▁and ▁Vic ente ▁Car ro de gu as ▁were ▁only ▁ever ▁conv icted ▁of ▁tax ▁ev asion ▁( Hen ry ▁He it man , ▁Jr ., ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁def endant ▁to ▁test ify , ▁was ▁acqu itted ); ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁reported ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁large ▁bon uses ▁as ▁sal ary . ▁An ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁was ▁denied . ▁ ▁After ▁serving ▁one ▁year ▁in ▁prison , ▁Cart aya ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁of ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁. ▁K w it ny ▁records ▁that ▁there ▁were ▁rum ors ▁that ▁Cart aya ▁retired ▁to ▁Gal vest on , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁Castro ▁connection ▁There ▁were ▁multiple ▁reports ▁linking ▁Cart aya ▁with ▁F idel ▁Castro . ▁His ▁a ide ▁Ald er egu ia - O rs ▁was ▁found ▁by ▁the ▁F BI ▁on ▁his ▁arrest ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁prepar ing ▁Cart aya ▁a ▁fake ▁pass port ▁( in ▁Miami ▁International ▁Airport ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁King ston , ▁J ama ica ) ▁to ▁possess ▁in ▁his ▁brief case ▁a ▁letter ▁' from ▁a ▁Cub an ▁secret ▁police ▁agent ' ▁addressed ▁to ▁a ▁sp y ▁named ▁" Sam uel ". ▁Or s ▁ ▁admitted ▁fighting ▁with ▁Castro , ▁and ▁to ▁helping ▁Reb el ▁Army ▁friends ▁find ▁jobs ▁at ▁W FC , ▁but ▁he ▁denied ▁being ▁the ▁Cub an ▁sp y ▁Samuel , ▁and ▁claimed