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Article: Hearings Begin in Cuba Travel Ban Case
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- December 16, 2003
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JEANNINE AVERSA, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
12-16-2003
Dateline: WASHINGTON
Vacationing in Mexico in 1999, Frederick Burks could not resist hopping a cheap flight to Cuba for a spur-of-the-moment visit, an excursion that led to accusations by U.S. authorities that he had illegally traveled to the country.
Now, after years of waiting, Burks faces a judicial hearing, though he doesn't know exactly when.
"I'm getting tired of all this stuff," said Burks, 45, of Berkeley, Calif., who contends his trip to Cuba was an honest mistake. "I broke some regulation I didn't know was there."
Eleven years after Congress authorized civil hearings for anyone alleged to have violated the Cuba travel ban, ...