Posted on 06/11/2007 10:19:00 AM PDT by SmithL
Los Angeles (AP) -- Michael Moore's attorney said Monday that the filmmaker's criticism of the Bush administration may have prompted a federal investigation into his trip to Cuba for the upcoming health-care documentary, "Sicko."
In a letter to the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control, attorney David Boies noted that Moore has been a critic of President Bush in his books and films, which include 2004's "Fahrenheit 9/11," a harsh indictment of White House actions regarding the Sept. 11 attacks.
"For this reason, I am concerned that Mr. Moore has been selected for discriminatory treatment by your office," Boies wrote in response to a letter sent to Moore last month from Dale Thompson, OFAC chief of general investigations and field operations.
The OFAC letter notified Moore that he was under investigation for possible violations of the U.S. trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba.
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Drop all the charges if they'll move to Cuba.
This hog is seeking free publicity for his movie... enforce the law and otherwise ignore him... he’s just in it for the money anyway.
Isn't this one of Algore's election lawyers that argued before the SCOTUS for a FLA recount in 2000?
I couold be wrong...
What goes around,comes around Mikey.
Star no Shiite ,there will be no Shiite.
You got out and begged for it,dont cry when you get it.
‘”For this reason, I am concerned that Mr. Moore has been selected for discriminatory treatment by your office,” Boies wrote in response to a letter sent to Moore last month from Dale Thompson, OFAC chief of general investigations and field operations. “
The response to this should be ‘noted’.
Thats all.
Thanks. I knew that name from somewhere...
So their essential argument is that vocal critics of the President should be able to break laws without being prosecuted?
And elected without getting legal votes too.
That's right. But all movie producers try to do the same thing. It's just that Moore is sooo disgusting.
Discrimination? Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!
Uh...Michael. You are white and therefore cannot be discriminated against.
I hope they throw his fat ass in a federal prision.
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