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California Tobacco Executive Charged in Scheme to Evade Excise Tax on Cigars

Posted 05/06/2019

On Friday, April 12, 2019, Akrum Alrahib, of Los Angeles, California was arrested after being charged with a conspiracy to evade the payment of over $5 million in excise taxes on imported cigars.

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

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California Tobacco Executive Charged in Scheme to Evade Excise Tax on Cigars