Michael Moore Investigated For Documenting Cuba's Health Care For 10 Rescue Wor

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control notified Moore in a letter dated May 2 that it was conducting a civil investigation for possible violations of the U.S. trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba. A copy of the letter was obtained Wednesday by the AP. "This office has no record that a specific license was issued authorizing you to engage in travel-related transactions involving Cuba," Dale Thompson, OFAC chief of general investigations and field operations, wrote in the letter to Moore. In March, Moore took about 10 ailing workers from the Ground Zero rescue effort in Manhattan for treatment in Cuba, said a person working with the filmmaker on the release of "Sicko." The person requested anonymity because Moore's attorneys had not yet determined how to respond. Moore, who scolded Bush over the Iraq war during the 2003 Oscar telecast, received the letter Monday, the person said. "Sicko" premieres May 19 at the Cannes Film Festival and debuts in U.S. theaters June 29. Moore declined to comment, said spokeswoman Lisa Cohen. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-film-michael-moore,1,3685394.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed [Proofreader's note: this article was edited for spelling and typos on May 14, 2007]

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