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U.S. aid contractor Alan Gross and his wife Judy pose for a picture in Jerusalem in the spring of 2005, in this family photograph released on October 23, 2010. Judy Gross has written to Cuban President Raul Castro on behalf of her husband, who is currently being held in a Cuban jail. Gross, 61, who worked for a Washington-area company contracted under a U.S. Agency for International Development program to promote democracy in Cuba, was arrested at the Havana airport on December 3, 2009 and has been held on suspicion of espionage and subversion. In an interview this weekend, his wife denied he was a spy and said he went to Cuba five times last year to help Havana’s Jewish community gain Internet access to Jews worldwide. To match Exclusive CUBA-USA/CONTRACTOR REUTERS/Family Photograph/Handout (UNITED STATES – Tags: POLITICS) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS