Fahrenheit 9/11 director faces probe

The Treasury Department8217;s Office of Foreign Assets Control notified Moore in a letter dated May 2 that it was conducting a civil investigation for possible violations of the US trade embargo restricting travel to Cuba. 8220;This office has no record that a specific license was issued authorising you to engage in travel-related transactions involving Cuba,8221; said the letter.

In February, Moore took about 10 ailing workers from the Ground Zero rescue effort in Manhattan for treatment in Cuba, said a person working with the filmmaker on the release of Sicko.

Moore declined to comment, said spokeswoman Lisa Cohen. Treasury officials declined to answer questions about the letter.