` ` I ' m angry at the U.S. government , '' Alan Gross ' wife says . He does not speak Spanish and so can not communicate with his guards or the other two inmates jailed with him , Gross said in the statement . ` ` We are asking President Obama to get personally involved , '' she says . Secretary of State John Kerry says discussions on Gross ' release are ongoing . Cuban authorities say Gross was illegally distributing satellite gear .
` ` I ' m angry at the U.S. government , '' Alan Gross ' wife says . ` ` We are asking President Obama to get personally involved , '' she says . Secretary of State John Kerry says discussions on Gross ' release are ongoing . Cuban authorities say Gross was illegally distributing satellite gear .