AP: Filmmakers Pay Fine for Castro Movie ("Comandante")

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Filmmakers Pay Fine for Castro Movie

By JEANNINE AVERSA
The Associated Press
Wednesday, December 13, 2006; 5:16 PM

WASHINGTON -- The producer and others involved in Oliver Stone's documentary
on Cuban leader Fidel Castro have agreed to pay the U.S. government more than
$6,000 to resolve allegations they violated a long-standing embargo against
the communist country.

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Controls, which oversees the
economic embargo against Cuba, said the payment of $6,322.20 would settle alleged
violations that occurred between February 2002 and May 2003 in the making of a
documentary film, according to documents. A government official said the film
involved in the dispute was "Comandante."

The Treasury documents, dated Dec. 1, said that production company IXTLAN Corp.
in Santa Monica, Calif., and four people had agreed to the monetary settlement.
The documents did not identify the people or provide further details.

"Comandante" was the precursor to Stone's more recent documentary on the Cuban
leader called "Looking for Fidel."

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/13/AR2006121301459.html