Alan Gross ' wife , Alan Gross ' , visits husband in the United States April after his mother 's death . the U.S. Agency for International Development contractor offered to return to jail after a goodbye visit . The Cubans government denied his request , saying inmates ca n't travel abroad . Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for bring satellite equipment to island .
Alan Gross ' wife , Judy , visits husband in Cuba a week after his mother 's death . The U.S. State Department contractor offered to return to jail after a goodbye visit . The Cuban government denied his request , saying inmates ca n't travel abroad . Gross is serving a 15-year sentence for bring satellite equipment to island .