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[Virginia] Hampton's cigarette operation: Fuel bought, but with little oversight

Hampton police officers charged nearly $13,000 for fuel to Blue Water Tobacco during the fictitious company's final year. Those charges, like many of the purchases made by officers, have little documentation to explain their relevance to Blue Water's goa
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added Mar 25, 2013 03:33
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[Virginia] Former Hampton lieutenant files second lawsuit

The suit accused Jordan and Lattimore of conspiring to make Crotts the "fall guy" in the cigarette sting by portraying his "prior existing plans to retire" as "being motivated by" misconduct allegations against him during the cigarette sting operation.
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added Mar 15, 2013 15:02
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Cigarette companies settle dispute over payments to 17 states, including Virginia

Va. and others will split $4B from companies including Philip Morris
Richmond (VA) Times-Dispatch
added Mar 13, 2013 15:37
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[Virginia] 22 people lose homes in Newport News apartment fire sparked by cigarette

The fire started around 5:45 p.m. Saturday, at the Ashton at Oyster Point complex on Constance Dr.,near I-64 & J Clyde Morris. Fire Chief Stephen Pincus says the fire started on a second floor balcony from an improperly disposed cigarette.
WVEC-TV 13 (Norfolk, VA)
added Mar 10, 2013 13:01
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[Virginia] Hampton asks court to dismiss request for grand jury in cigarette sting

Rudy Langford, president of the Hampton-based Coalition for Justice for Civil Rights, wants a Circuit Court judge to impanel a special grand jury ... The coalition's motion challenged the authority of Blue Water Tobacco to spend money in a "churning" o
Newport News (VA) Daily Press
added Mar 8, 2013 13:33
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[Virginia] Prosecutor seeks to drop case against accused cigarette trafficker defendant

A federal prosecutor filed a motion last week to dismiss an indictment against the last of 10 defendants in a cigarette trafficking case, listing 180 counts and sums of money totaling $20.9 million. The case involved warehouses established by federal an
Northern Virginia Daily
added Mar 6, 2013 14:54
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[China, Virginia] Tobacco industry in Dan River Region experiencing surge in demand

The tobacco industry in the Dan River Region is experiencing a surge in demand for American-blended cigarettes in the global market, especially China.
Lynchburg (VA) News & Advance
added Mar 5, 2013 16:20
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[Virginia] Tricare finally launches quit-smoking program

Four years after Congress passed a law requiring Tricare to create a smoking cessation program, Tricare Management Activity announced the launch of such a program in a final notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register. The program will be availab
Marine Corps Times
added Mar 3, 2013 13:20
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[Virginia] Audit report shows lax procedures

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - An independent audit to the City of Hampton's cigarette sting showed the operation allowed lax procedures, providing similar results to the city's findings last year.
WAVY-TV 10 (Portsmouth, VA)
added Feb 28, 2013 04:38
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Virginia State police arrest North Carolina man in cigarette scam

- A North Carolina man faces multiple charges following an investigation by the Virginia State Police into a conspiracy to steal cigarettes from a Wythe County convenience store.
WVVA-TV NewsChannel Six (Bluefield, WV)
added Feb 27, 2013 00:44
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