Unfortunately, writing and reporting the truth is not allowed under Castro's tyrannical dictatorship.

He was involved in a Miami private practice for several years before holding elective office. Diaz-Balart has defended Velentin Hernández convicted of murdering Luciano Nieves a fellow Cuban exile who supported negotiations with the Cuban government and lobbied extensively for the release and pardon of Cuban exile Orlando Bosch who has been accused of involvement in the 1976 bombing of Cubana Flight 455 helping organize an "Orlando Bosch day" to gain support for his release. In 2004 Gonzalez ran for U.

He retired from Congress in 2011 and his younger brother Mario Diaz-Balart who had previously represented Florida's 25th congressional district succeeded him. Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart (born Lincoln Rafael Díaz-Balart Caballero on August 13 1954) was the U.