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Jump to full article: AP, 2004-01-08
Intro: A Dearborn man convicted of taking part in a multistate cigarette-smuggling ring that included North Carolina was sentenced Thursday to 70 months in prison without the possibility of parole, U.S. Attorney Jeffrey Collins said.
Elias Mohamad Akhdar, 31, pleaded guilty in July to a charge of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He could have received up to 78 months in prison for the crime under federal sentencing guidelines.
Akhdar also was ordered to repay $2,062,500 in lost tax revenue to the state of Michigan, Collins said in a written statement.
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