Miami-Dade tax collector vows crackdown on businesses tied to Cuba, "We know who they are"

Miami-Dade County Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez said he will begin shutting down businesses that illegally engage in commerce with Cuba , calling the communist government there "murderous" and vowing to enforce state and county law.

State and local rules cited

Fernandez pointed to Florida Statute 205.0532 , which allows local govFernandez said his office will begin sending letters to violators in the coming weeks ernments to revoke or refuse to renew a business tax receipt if the business or its parent company is conducting business with Cuba.

He also cited Miami-Dade County Code Administrative Order No. 3-13 , which directs the Tax Collector to revoke licenses when the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control confirms that a company lacks a valid federal license or has