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[New York] Staten Islander among 16 accused in million $$ cigarette smuggling ring; officials probing possible ties to Middle East groups
A Staten Island man is one of 16 arrested in connection with a smuggling ring that flooded New York City and state with millions of cartons of untaxed, illegally imported cigarettes, officials said on Thursday. Authorities are investigating whether some
May 16, 2013
Staten Island (NY) Advance
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May 17, 2013 10:37
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[Georgia] Smoking ordinance going back to Augusta Commission
Advocates for a smoke-free environment for all workers are once again pushing for an ordinance that would ban smoking in public places in Augusta.
May 16, 2013
Augusta (GA) Chronicle
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May 17, 2013 10:35
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[India] Sanjay Dutt demands e-cigarette, mattress and home cooked food in jail
Sanjay Dutt is all set to spend his next 42 months in jail and he is really tense about the amenities being provided there. He has asked for e-cigarettes, a mattress and home cooked food in jail. His demand for e-cigarettes has been turned down.
May 16, 2013
Daily Bhaskar (in)
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May 17, 2013 10:33
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[New York, Virginia] Officials: Va.-NY cigarette scheme has Hamas links; 2 smuggling suspects held in Md. |
Authorities say some of the suspects charged in a Virginia-to-New York cigarette smuggling scheme have links to top officials of Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip. New York law enforcers outlined the alleged links Thursday whi
May 16, 2013
AP - Associated Press
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May 17, 2013 10:31
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[Virginia] Star Scientific reports bigger loss and higher sales, discloses third lawsuit
Sales at embattled supplement maker rose in 1Q; another lawsuit filed
May 11, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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May 17, 2013 10:29
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[Virginia] LETTER: Are smokers not considered citizens?
Your editorial hits the mark. Adult smokers are a minority of the population and, while that makes them easy targets for a tax increase, it doesn’t make it right to saddle a small percentage of those served by the town with the lion’s share of a bill fro
May 16, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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May 17, 2013 10:27
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[Virginia] Altria CEO says company delivered strong results in 2012
“Altria delivered strong results and returns for our shareholders in 2012,” despite a “continuing challenging external environment,” company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Martin J. Barrington told those attending the annual shareholders meeting at
May 17, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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May 17, 2013 10:22
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[Virginia] FDA’s tobacco head plans to move quickly on industry issues
“You all make a lawful product,” Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA’s Center For Tobacco Products, told those attending the Tobacco Merchants Association annual meeting in Williamsburg. “Our job is to regulate the manufacture, sale and marketing of the t
May 17, 2013
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
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May 17, 2013 10:20
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[New York] NYPD, AG bust bootleg cigarette ring
Sixteen reputed members of a massive cigarette smuggling operation that stretched from the Capital Region to Virginia were charged Thursday in a sweeping takedown in which authorities cited possible ties to terrorist figures.
May 16, 2013
Albany (NY) Times-Union
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May 17, 2013 10:09
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[Kentucky, Mississippi] More charges leveled in contraband tobacco scheme
Two Kentucky men and a tobacco company have been indicted for their alleged involvement in the trafficking of contraband cigarettes. .... accused of wire fraud and conspiring to sell cigarettes through Mississippi to avoid paying federal and state taxe
May 15, 2013
Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
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May 17, 2013 10:09