--- description: Alan Gross, who was freed last week after serving five years in a Cuban prison is to receive $3.2 million from the U.S. government. title: Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacf640cdd4c5ef78/6987773e8e06018eb44596df/rtr4ik06.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Cuba](/tag/cuba/) ## Cuba Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million After Being Freed From a Cuban Prison ## Video: Know Right Now: U.S. and Cuba Reevaluate Their Relationship [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: U.S. and Cuba Reevaluate Their Relationship](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4j76Hmcr.m3u8) (1:03)  _Published 2014-12-19. This week, prisoners were exchanged between the United States and Cuba as part of a joint effort to ease decades of tension between the two countries._ by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 25, 2014 3:28 AM CUT  Alan Gross speaks to an entourage of family and friends who were awaiting his return from five years of captivity in Cuba to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 17, 2014 Alan Gross speaks to an entourage of family and friends who were awaiting his return from five years of captivity in Cuba to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 17, 2014Reuters by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 25, 2014 3:28 AM CUT Alan Gross, who was freed last week after serving five years in a Cuban prison, is to [receive](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30599526 "undefined") $3.2 million from the U.S. government. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) had made a deal with Gross’s former company, Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) at the time of his arrest, the BBC reports. Gross was working as a subcontractor for USAID setting up Internet access for the island’s Jewish community when he was arrested by the Cuban government in 2009. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The payout is a settlement from a suit filed by DAI against USAID. Another suit filed by Gross and his wife against USAID and DAI for negligence was dismissed in November. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30599526 "undefined")\] Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million After Being Freed From a Cuba Prison ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/"},"headline":"Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million After Being Freed From a Cuban Prison","datePublished":"2014-12-25T03:28:23.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:07:41.665Z","description":"His release came as the U.S. announced it was seeking to restore ties with Cuba","url":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/","keywords":["Cuba","Cuba topic","Settlement","Prison","USAID"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacf640cdd4c5ef78/6987773e8e06018eb44596df/rtr4ik06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltacf640cdd4c5ef78/6987773e8e06018eb44596df/rtr4ik06.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Alan Gross speaks to an entourage of family and friends who were awaiting his return from five years of captivity in Cuba to Joint Base Andrews Maryland","caption":"Alan Gross speaks to an entourage of family and friends who were awaiting his return from five years of captivity in Cuba to Joint Base Andrews Maryland","creditText":"Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/cuba/","name":"Cuba"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/","name":"Alan Gross to Get $3.2 Million After Being Freed From a Cuban Prison"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Know Right Now: U.S. and Cuba Reevaluate Their Relationship","description":"This week, prisoners were exchanged between the United States and Cuba as part of a joint effort to ease decades of tension between the two countries.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/4j76Hmcr/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-12-19T17:00:21.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/4j76Hmcr.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/","duration":"PT1M3S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3647019/alan-gross-3-2-million-cuba-prison/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```