Feds investigate Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin over Cuba aid convoys: report
Federal investigators are looking into Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin regarding their humanitarian aid convoy to Cuba. The investigation by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control examines whether the convoy violated US sanctions law. Piker and Benjamin have been served subpoenas for information related to their trip, which aimed to provide relief to the Cuban population.
- ▪Hasan Piker and Medea Benjamin are under investigation for their aid convoy to Cuba.
- ▪The convoy delivered about 20 tons of humanitarian aid to Cuba in March 2026.
- ▪The Treasury Department is probing whether the trip violated US sanctions laws.
5 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 26 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 2 lean right, 2 right.
- ▪ US Treasury subpoenas Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin in possible Cuba sanctions violation probe - Fox — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ 'After your boy': Hasan Piker lashes out over fed probe into Cuba trip — Fox News
- ▪ Twitch Streamer Hasan Piker Subpoenaed Over Aid Trip To Cuba — Kotaku
- ▪ Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin Subpoenaed by Trump Administration — PJ Media
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US News Feds investigate Hasan Piker, Medea Benjamin over Cuba aid convoys: report By Ronny Reyes Published May 24, 2026, 6:34 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Federal investigators have served subpoenas to left-wing influencer Hasan Piker and CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin as part of a probe into their aid convoy trips to Cuba earlier this year, according to a new report. Piker, 34, and Benjamin, 73, are among the more than 40 Americans under scrutiny by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, which is investigating whether the March flotilla to Havana violated US sanctions law by financing, coordinating, or delivering goods to Cuba, Fox News reported.
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