Wife, lawyer to brief reporters Friday on case of USAID subcontractor Alan Gross imprisoned in Cuba

A lawyer representing Alan Gross, a U.S. Agency for International Development subcontractor imprisoned in Cuba, will brief reporters Friday at 10 a.m. on the latest developments in his case and the prospects for improved U.S.-Cuba relations.

A Cuban court sentenced Gross three years ago to a 15-year term for "actions against the independence or territorial integrity of the state" as he sought to connect Cuba's Jewish community to the Internet. Since then, Gross has lost more than 100 pounds, and he and his family say he has been denied appropriate diagnostic care and treatment for a growth behind his shoulder.

Judy Gross, his wife, and their lawyer, Jared Genser, provide an update of the case at 10 a.m. Friday in the Zenger Room of the National Press Club.