MIAMI (Reuters) - An American contractor imprisoned in Cuba after being convicted of crimes against the State to prosecute the U.S. government and the company hired him to $ 60 million on Friday, accusing them of his imprisonment and warned him about his the risk of facing the communist run island.

Alan Gross, 63 years old, was detained in Cuba since December 3, 2009, is serving a sentence of 15 years in prison, according to the U.S. plan to provide Cubans with Internet equipment subvert Cuba views.

In Washington, Gross and his wife Judy Gross, sued in U.S. District Court, claiming that his employer, the Maryland development options, or DAI, and the U.S. government "failed to fully Mr. Gross disclose this before and after the two, he began to travel to Cuba, a significant risk he faced because of his involvement in the project."

The lawsuit also alleges that DAI and the Government has failed to take appropriate measures, nurtured and protected total he went to Cuba, Mr. Gross," and they ignored repeated safety problems so that DAI can continue to generate significant revenue and government can continue to use Mr. Gross as its overall Cuba policy measures pawn.

Gross and his wife sued in a separate Federal Insurance Company of New Jersey in the United States District Court in Maryland, said the FIS "illegally denied benefits" in what the suit cited as the terms of the "Error detention".

The Ministry of Justice did not respond to the lawsuit on Friday. Spokesman Charles Miller said: "The case is under review.

DAI spokesman said on Friday issued a prepared statement. U.S. Federal Insurance Company, part of the Chubb Group of Insurance can not comment on the matter.

Mao, development workers, went to Cuba as the DAI, which has a contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development subcontractor five times.

He said he went to Cuba to help the island's Jewish community, and not for political purposes, and is the project of the U.S. government, designed to improve the availability of the Cuban Jewish community Internet access.

The U.S. government has said the total should not be imprisoned Jews provide Internet access services, and repeatedly asked for his release.

The case, the relationship between the United States and Cuba warm slightly President Barack Obama after he took office in January 2009, has been suspended.

Since he was detained during Mao's wife, said he has lost 100 pounds (45 kg) to combat chronic arthritis pain in his shoulder blades, which could be a cancerous tumor. The total daughter and elderly mother suffering from cancer.

"Facing family tragedy was terrible” said Scott Gilbert, Chief Counsel of the law firm of Gilbert.

"What is incredible is that this should never have come. Direct result of the project's approval of the destruction of the family, supervision and management of DAI and our government is flawed concept and the pursuit of the overall security of complete disregard for Mr. and well-being, which is a downright shame. "

Gross was in Cuba a US-funded program to promote political change by increasing Internet access and traffic. Cuba considers that the part of those plans long-term United States attempted to overthrow the island's communist government.

Said the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Gross work is simple and convenient Internet connection to the Cuban people so that they can exchange with the world around. "

Cuba said his work in secret, always trying to get to know their political aims, according to a leaked court documents.

The court said it found that the confiscated during his arrest, hair know more than he admitted, and to take action in order to avoid detection, including the Cuban American tourists bring Internet equipment did not tell them what evidence the flash drive and a computer .

Gear including three satellite network terminal, or BGANs, as the Blackberry, iPod and other electronic products.

Information is strictly controlled, on an island in the Caribbean, the use of the Internet is limited, visitors not to bring satellite technology.

At the trial, Gross said: "I do not have every day in Cuba, millions of families around the world, offices, do not do this ... is a trusting fool, I apologize. I have been deceived."

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