TTB Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Conspiring to Defraud the United States by Diverting Millions of Untaxed Cigarettes

Posted 10/04/2017

TTB Investigation Leads to Guilty Plea for Conspiring to Defraud the United States by Diverting Millions of Untaxed CigarettesOn Tuesday, October 3, 2017, Un Hag Baeg pleaded guilty to conspiring to divert approximately 143 million export-only cigarettes. The conspiracy resulted in the evasion of over $7.2 million in federal tobacco excise taxes.

Sentencing is set for January 29, 2018.

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

 

 

 

 

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