New Jersey Man Sentenced on Federal Conspiracy Charges for Trafficking in Contraband Cigarettes

Posted 06/06/2018

On June 5, 2018, Mohammed Kayed, aka Mohammed Fayez, of Clifton, New Jersey, was sentenced to 30 months incarceration for conspiring to traffic in contraband cigarettes.  According to court documents, Kayed conspired with others to buy contraband cigarettes in Missouri and distribute them in New Jersey.

Kayed, 22, pled guilty on March 6, 2018, to one felony count of conspiracy to traffic contraband cigarettes. 

A copy of the press release is available at the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri website.