The U.S. has
confiscated
more than $493 million in Cuban funds since 2010
The government of the United States
has confiscated more than $493 million from Cuba
since 2010, as part of the economic blockade imposed
by Washington on the Caribbean nation.
The amount was confirmed in a
communiqué from the Office of Foreign Assets Control
(OFAC), attached to the U.S. Department of Treasure,
which describes Cuba as a nation that sponsors
terrorism.
Using the same pretext, the United
States government froze $223.7 million of Cuba's in
2009.
The document, cited by Prensa
Latina, indicates that U.S. authorities have
additionally appropriated six properties belonging
to the Cuban state in New York and Washington, D.C.
The United States has maintained an
economic, commercial and financial blockade of Cuba
for more than 50 years, which has cost the country
more than $975 billion and constitutes a violation
of the United Nations Charter and all norms of
international law.
