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FY 2021
- 09/24/2021 - Tobacco Executive Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Evade Federal Excise Taxes on Cigars
- 04/15/2021 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Results in an $850,000 Offer in Compromise
FY 2020
- 07/09/2020 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Results in Suspensions and a $5 Million Offer in Compromise
- 02/04/2020 - Woman Pleads Guilty To Distributing Contraband Cigarettes
- 11/19/2019 - AZ Man Pleads Guilty to Unlicensed Ammunition Manufacturing
FY 2019
- 08/16/2019 - TTB Proposes Candy Mountain Viticultural Area and Modification of Yakima Valley Viticultural Area
- 08/09/2019 - TTB Extends Comment Period on Proposals to Eliminate Certain Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits
- 07/18/2019 - TTB Establishes the Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson County Viticultural Area
- 07/01/2019 - TTB Proposes Elimination of Certain Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits
- 06/18/2019 - TTB Proposes the Tualatin Hills and Laurelwood District Viticultural Areas
- 04/02/2019 - TTB Accepts $2.5 Million Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 03/25/2019 - TTB Accepts $350,000 Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 02/15/2019 - Consignment Sales Result in Multiple Permit Suspensions
- 12/13/2018 - TTB Establishes the Van Duzer Corridor Viticultural Area
- 12/13/2018 - TTB Expands the Monticello Viticultural Area
- 12/13/2018 - TTB Expands the Arroyo Seco Viticultural Area
- 12/12/2018 - TTB Proposes the Eastern Connecticut Highlands Viticultural Area
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Accepts $1.5 Million Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 12/03/2018 - TTB Proposes the Crest of the Blue Ridge Henderson County Viticultural Area
- 12/03/2018 - TTB Proposes the West Sonoma Coast Viticultural Area
- 12/03/2018 - TTB Establishes the Upper Hudson Viticultural Area
- 11/26/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Permit Suspension for B Wise Vineyards, LLC
- 11/15/2018 - TTB Accepts $325,000 Offer in Compromise for Tied House Violations
- 11/08/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Permit Suspension for Samantha Sheehan Imports
- 10/29/2018 - TTB Investigation Results in Permit Suspension for MarcoWine
- 10/24/2018 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Results in Permit Suspension
FY 2018
- 12/06/2018 - TTB Accepts $1.5 Million Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 09/05/2018 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Identifies Wholesaler Operating Without a Permit
- 08/23/2018 - TTB Trade Practice Investigation Results in Permit Suspension
- 08/13/2018 - Unlicensed Cigarette Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison and Ordered to pay $3.5 Million
- 06/27/2017 - TTB Establishes the Dahlonega Plateau Viticultural Area
- 05/08/2017 - Individual Sentenced for Role in Cigarette Tax Evasion Scheme
- 05/02/2017 - TTB Accepts Record $900,000 Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations
- 04/11/2018 - Three Individuals Indicted for Bribing Naval Employee to Allow Them to Make Unauthorized Liquor Purchases
- 04/05/2018 - TTB Proposes the Upper Hudson Viticultural Area
- 04/05/2018 - TTB Proposes Multiple Viticultural Area Actions
- 04/05/2018 - TTB Establishes the Cape May Peninsula Viticultural Area
- 12/07/2017 - TTB Establishes the Petaluma Gap Viticultural Area
- 12/07/2017 - TTB Expands the Outer Coastal Plain Viticultural Area
FY 2017
- 09/21/2017 – TTB and Illinois Authorities Conduct Joint Trade Practice Investigations
- 08/02/2017 – Naval Employee Pleads Guilty to Accepting More Than $250,000 in Cash Bribes From Unauthorized Liquor Buyer
- 07/20/2017 – TTB and Florida Authorities Conduct Joint Trade Practice Investigations
- 12/21/2016 – TTB Issues Regulation Streamlining Import Procedures
- 12/01/2016 – TTB Proposes the Dahlonega Plateau Viticultural Area
- 11/21/2016 – TTB Issues Proposed Rule on Wine Treating Materials and Related Regulations
- 11/16/2016 – TTB Proposes New Grape Variety Names for American Wines
- 11/15/2016 – TTB Accepts $750,000 from Craft Beer Guild, LLC to Settle Trade Practice Violations
- 10/27/2016 – Proposed Establishment of the "Petaluma Gap" Viticultural Area
- 10/26/2016 – TTB Establishes the "Appalachian High Country" Viticultural Area
- 10/21/2016 – Tobacco Importer Charged with Failure to Pay Federal Excise Taxes
FY 2016
- 09/19/2016 – Proposed Expansion of the Outer Coastal Plain Viticultural Area
- 09/12/2016 – TTB Establishes the "Willcox" Viticultural Area
- 09/09/2016 – Proposed Establishment of the "Cape May Peninsula" Viticultural Area
- 08/26/2016 – TTB To Reduce the Regulatory Burden on Industrial Alcohol Industry
- 08/19/2016 – TTB Establishes Champlain Valley of New York Viticultural Area
- 08/19/2016 – TTB Expands Sta. Rita Hills Viticultural Area
- 07/20/2016 – TTB Establishes the "Tip of the Mitt" Viticultural Area
- 06/30/2016 – Increase in Civil Monetary Penalty for Violations of the Alcoholic Beverage Labeling Act
- 06/21/2016 – Proposed Revisions to Wine Labeling and Recordkeeping Requirements
- 06/20/2016 – TTB Finalizes Importer Permit Requirements for Tobacco Products and Processed Tobacco
- 06/20/2016 – Proposed Amendments to Streamline Importation and Facilitate Use of the International Trade Data System
- 05/25/2016 – Liquor Wholesaler and Three Employees Indicted for $9 Million Liquor Smuggling Scheme
- 05/02/2016 - Proposed Establishment of the "Appalachian High Country" Viticultural Area
- 04/19/2016 - TTB Establishes the Lewis–Clark Valley Viticultural Area and Realigns the Columbia Valley Viticultural Area
- 03/04/2016 - TTB Accepts $300,000 from Anheuser-Busch, LLC to Settle Violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
- 03/02/2016 - TTB Establishes the Loess Hills District Viticultural Area
- 03/02/2016 - TTB Expands the Willamette Valley Viticultural Area
- 02/22/2016 - TTB Establishes the "Lamorinda" Viticultural Area
- 02/12/2016 - Guilty Plea in Conspiracy to Traffic in Contraband Cigarettes
- 01/20/2016 - Proposed Establishment of the "Willcox" Viticultural Area
- 01/20/2016 - TTB Establishes the Los Olivos Viticultural Area
- 01/13/2016 - Former President of Cherokee Tobacco and Firebird Manufacturing Sentenced to 5 Years for Tax Evasion and Ordered to Pay $3.6 Million to TTB
- 11/23/2015 - TTB Establishes Eagle Foothills Viticultural Area
- 10/26/2015 - Reopening of the Comment Period for the Proposed Establishment of the "Lewis-Clark Valley" Viticultural Area and Realignment of the Columbia Valley Viticultural Area
- 10/21/2015 - TTB Criminal Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for Illegal Wholesaler
- 10/14/2015 - TTB Criminal Investigation Results in Guilty Plea for Ammunition Manufacturer