I Violated the Cuba Travel Embargo and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt

Travel Blog  •  Jim Benning  •  07.27.09 | 1:23 PM ET

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And a few refrigerator magnets. And a green and red Che Guevara beret. And some postcards.

Crazy story here about an American freelance entertainment news producer who wants to be fined for his Cuba visits so he can challenge the travel ban. So far, to his chagrin, he has been met with little more than indifference from U.S. authorities.

Here’s hoping that U.S. officials have quietly stopped enforcing the stupid law—and that President Obama and Congress will act soon to revoke it.