Treasury Subpoenas Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin In Cuba Sanctions Probe
On May 23, 2026, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control served administrative subpoenas on commentators Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin over trips to Cuba tied to the Nuestra América Convoy.[1]
The subpoenas were framed as Requests for Information and seek detailed financial, logistical and communications records connected to March 2026 convoy trips.[1] The action is part of a broader, multi-agency probe involving as many as 40 U.S. citizens over potential Cuba sanctions violations and foreign influence activities.[1]
In March 2026, Piker and Benjamin traveled to Cuba with the Nuestra América Convoy.[1] Investigators want records that could show funding sources, travel logistics and communications tied to the convoy's U.S. participants.[1]
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- On May 23, 2026, Fox reported that Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control served administrative subpoenas on Hasan Piker and Medea (Susan) Benjamin.
- The subpoenas, framed as Requests for Information, seek detailed financial, logistical and communications records related to March 2026 Cuba trips with the 'Nuestra América Convoy.'
- The OFAC investigation is described as part of a broader, multi-agency probe involving up to 40 U.S. citizens over potential Cuba sanctions violations and foreign influence activities.
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