Treasury investigators have issued subpoenas to political commentator Hasan Piker and activist Medea Benjamin as part of a broader inquiry into alleged violations tied to organized trips to communist-run Cuba.
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Federal investigators have subpoenaed political streamer Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin as part of an expanding inquiry into whether American activists and organizations violated U.S. sanctions laws during trips to Cuba earlier this year.
According to a FOX News report, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued administrative subpoenas — known as Requests for Information, or RFIs — seeking records connected to March travel organized through the “Nuestra América Convoy,” translated as “Our America Convoy.”
Federal officials are reportedly examining whether participants improperly financed, coordinated, or transported goods to Cuba in violation of U.S. sanctions, including potential interactions with entities or personnel connected to the Cuban government.
The report stated that Piker and Benjamin were among several individuals drawn into the investigation after publicly discussing their participation in the Cuba delegations. Sources familiar with the matter told Fox News Digital the inquiry centers on logistical, financial, and communications activity connected to the trips.
Investigators are also reportedly reviewing whether any conduct linked to the delegations intersected with broader concerns involving foreign influence operations, political extremism, or activities federal authorities classify as support for terrorism.
The federal inquiry is reportedly being coordinated among officials from the Treasury Department, State Department, and Department of Justice.
Fox News reported that the delegations traveled to Cuba with activists, political organizers, and influencers affiliated with the Nuestra América Convoy network, which the report described as a coalition of communist sympathizers and activists that delivered supplies to Cuba’s ruling Communist Party.
Following reports of the subpoenas, Piker publicly addressed the matter on X, responding after news of the federal investigation became public.
Additional reaction to the investigation circulated on social media as discussion spread regarding the scope of the inquiry and the administration’s enforcement of U.S. sanctions policy involving Cuba.
Neither the Treasury Department nor the Justice Department publicly announced criminal charges connected to the matter as of Saturday.
The subpoenas identified in the report are administrative requests for records and information and do not themselves constitute criminal indictments. Federal officials have not publicly detailed the full scope of the materials being sought or identified additional individuals who may receive similar requests as the investigation continues.
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