[RKV]

Sorry rude, but you are not a lawyer, or if you are you are giving out bad advice. Seriously. It is illegal for Americans to purchase or consume Cuban cigars, even outside of the US. Arnie broke Federal law, and conspired with another to do so.

"The United States Treasury Department has tightened its prohibitions against U.S. citizens importing or consuming Cuban cigars.

The department's Office of Foreign Assets Control has announced in a notice posted on the Internet that even Americans licensed to bring back up to $100 worth of Cuban goods will no longer be allowed to include tobacco products in what they carry. Previously, those licensed were exempted from what was otherwise a total import ban on Cuban tobacco products.

The notice also clarifies that Americans are barred from not only purchasing Cuban goods in foreign countries, but also from consuming them in those countries.

The penalties for violating the prohibitions include maximum criminal fines for individuals of $250,000 and imprisonment for up to 10 years. Corporations can be fined as much as a million dollars."

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2004-10/a-2004-10-06-40-US.cfm?CFID=82531687&CFTOKEN=84701769

[1rudeboy]

Yikes. I stand corrected.

[Republican Party Reptile]

Oh No!!!! so I’m a fed fugitive on the lame?! .... must hide, looking out for black helicopters ...

[Republican Party Reptile]

Oh No!!!! so I’m a fed fugitive on the lame?! .... must hide, looking out for black helicopters ...

[andy58-in-nh]

OFAC has no jurisdiction outside the US because the Treasury Department has none. Any attempt at enforcement would be thrown out of Federal court in an instant. The penalties you are describing apply to American travelers to Cuba who attempt to bring Cuban goods back to the US. There are also penalties for US citizens who attempt to bring Cuban goods into the US from other countries as well, but there is still no law against simple possession and use once imported.

[gracesdad]

The law can bite me.

Also notice how effective these laws have been in deposing Castro or driving communism out of Cuba.