MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Federal leaders now calling on the Trump administration to review the licenses of businesses who ship items to Cuba.
The move all comes after the Miami-Dade Tax Collector Daniel Fernandez learned that more than just humanitarian aid was being sent to the communist country and cracked down on business shipping items that he said went far beyond humanitarian aid.
Now, Congressman Carlos Gimenez and other federal lawmakers are backing the move.
“Myself, Maria Salazar and Mario Diaz Balart have sent a letter to the Trump Administration asking them to review all the licenses of all the businesses that are doing business in Cuba,” said Gimenez.
The request comes after local leaders raised concerns over Miami-Dade business allegedly shipping luxury goods to the communist island which, they said, only strengthens its leadership.
“Food, medicine and essential goods help people,” said Fernandez. “Luxury cars, recreational equipment, jet skis, jacuzzi, these findings raise serious concerns in our community.”
Added Gimenez: “Those luxury items actually go to help maintain the regime.”
Local 10’s Roy Ramos visited Cuba Max, a Miami company that specializes in chipping items and remittances to Cuba, btu was asked to leave when he requested to speak with management.
Outside, Ramos spoke with Juan Carlos Nunez, who said he was there to send $40 to his girlfriend and child which he said is essential for their survival.
“If you got family, you got to help your family, not send them a Ferrari or Cadillac,” he said.
So far, Fernandez and his office have revoked licenses of more than two dozen companies that allegedly do business in Cuba.
That said, the federal government still has yet to conduct audits of those companies to determine if they are breaking federal law.
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