Illegal Importer of Cigarettes Sentenced to Prison

Posted 04/18/2017

Illegal Importer of Cigarettes Sentenced to PrisonOn Monday, April  17, 2017, Zhi Xiong Chen, 56, of Chinatown, was sentenced to eight months in federal prison and was ordered to pay $152,278 for illegally importing cigarettes without a permit and without paying excise tax.

A copy of the press release may be found on the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California website.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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