American Man to Pay $6500 Fine For Cuba Visit From 14 Years Ago


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Zachary Sanders was living in Mexico in 1998 when he decided to take a trip to Cuba. When he returned to home to the United States through the Bahamas, a customs agent became suspicious when he did not obtain the required U.S. Treasury license and claimed he didn’t visit Cuba. It wasn’t until four years later that Sanders was notified by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of their intent to fine him for the 1998 visit.

Additional fees were added over the next seven years, with Sanders’ fine eventually totaling $9,000. Sanders sued the OFAC, the Treasury Department and the Justice Department in 2009, but lost his case. He has now agreed to pay a different sum of $6500, to end the long dispute.

More details on the case can be seen at USA Today.

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