Airbnb Fined for Violating the US Embargo on Cuba

[El Presidente]

 

Airbnb Fined for Violating the US Embargo on Cuba

HAVANA TIMES – The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that Airbnb Payments, owned by Airbnb, agreed to remit $91,172.29 “to settle its possible civil liability for apparent violations of the sanctions against Cuba.”

The note from the agency belonging to the US Treasury Department reports that “this activity included payments related to guests traveling for reasons outside of the authorized categories of OFAC, as well as failing to keep certain mandatory records associated with transactions related to Cuba.”

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[La_Tigre]

Welp…that should be great for all of the Cuban business owners trying to breathe under the chokehold of the Diaz-Canel regime. 

[DeskSmkr]

Wondering what $91,172 equates to interpreted as tax rate.

[El Presidente]

2 hours ago, DeskSmkr said:

Wondering what $91,172 equates to interpreted as tax rate.

It equates to a "shot over the bow".