Question: When being questioned by police at the beginning, Tony says he did time for 'buying dollars'. Does this mean he traded for US dollars, and if he did, what did he hand over in exchange?
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Answer: It meant that he was buying US dollars from tourists or businesspeople and selling them to refugees who are willing to pay far above the normal exchange rate to have American money for when they attempt to flee Cuba to America. At the time, the Cuban Peso was supposed to have an exchange rate of 1:1 with the American Dollar, but offering someone 2-3 Cuban pesos per American one, then turning around and selling the American ones for 10-20 pesos each adds up. It's a "safe crime" to tell them he was in prison for, rather than being a killer.
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