General Flynn, Roger Stone Slam Rep. Carlos Giménez for Shielding Crowley, a Defense Contractor Operating Under Cuban Military Oversight

General Flynn, Roger Stone Slam Rep. Carlos Giménez for Shielding Crowley, a Defense Contractor Operating Under Cuban Military Oversight

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On Tuesday, veteran political strategist and Trump adviser Roger Stone published an exclusive bombshell report scrutinizing Florida Congressman Carlos Giménez (FL-28) for turning a blind eye as Crowley Maritime Corporation—a Florida-based Department of Defense contractor—runs cargo and freight operations in Cuba’s Mariel Port under the direct supervision of the Cuban military.

Crowley Maritime, a DoD contractor holding $2.3 billion in Defense Freight Transportation Services (DFTS) contracts and $343 million in Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) contracts, has operated in Cuba since 2001 under authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Its operations in Cuba, where the Castro regime military collaborates with China, Russia, and Iran, risk espionage, especially given Chinese intelligence facilities near Havana.

As detailed in Stone’s report, “Cuba’s Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) sites—Bejucal, Wajay, Calabazar, and El Salao—have been active since 1992, with major upgrades in 2019 and 2025. These facilities intercept U.S. military communications, track rocket launches from Cape Canaveral, and spy on Guantánamo Bay. Bejucal now hosts a new Circularly Disposed Antenna Array (CDAA), while Wajay’s expanded 12-antenna complex greatly enhances Cuba’s surveillance reach.”

Stone also drew attention to a photograph showing Cuban dictator Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez participating in a Crowley Maritime Co. event in Havana—an image that starkly underscores the blatant and alarming Cuba–Crowley–DoD nexus.

When reached for comment, Stone said,

“It is both disappointing and troubling that Congressman Giménez—co-sponsor of the Security Act of 2023—has failed to use his chairmanship of the House Homeland Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security to, at the very least, criticize and expose Crowley’s role in propping up and doing business with the regime. His willful blindness, given his responsibility for maritime security and his personal connection to the Cuban- American community, represents a serious failure to confront both a clear national security threat and a profound moral issue.”

“It’s even more disconcerting that Giménez had multiple opportunities to scrutinize Crowley’s activities in Cuba—particularly during the Joint Field Hearing on Port Safety, Security, and Infrastructure Investment on April 5, 2024, where James C. Fowler, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Crowley Shipping, was a panelist. Yet neither Congressman Giménez nor his close ally, Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, questioned Fowler about Crowley’s Cuban operations or related security risks, including potential vulnerabilities while subcontracting for the Department of Defense. Adding insult to injury, Diaz-Balart has received campaign contributions from Crowley.”

“Among certain Cuban-American politicians and ‘influencers,’ it has become a trend to base their entire appeal on ‘opposition’ rhetoric to the regime. This level of inaction leads many to believe that, to them, it’s nothing more than cash register politics,” Stone concluded.

General Michael Flynn, one of our nation’s most esteemed military and geopolitical experts, emphasized the gravity of the situation, noting, “President Donald Trump should make Cuba part of the deal as he ends the corrupt war in Ukraine. And Rep. Giménez should stop shielding them:

“President Donald Trump should make Cuba part of the deal as he ends the corrupt war in Ukraine. And Rep. Giménez should stop shielding them”

Cuba’s role as a proxy for U.S. adversaries—hosting Russian naval visits, Iranian diplomatic ties, and Chinese SIGINT sites—makes Crowley’s dealings a geopolitical liability. By operating in Cuba, Crowley risks enabling a regime that supports anti-U.S. regimes like Venezuela’s and facilitates asymmetric warfare, undermining American interests in the Western Hemisphere.