TTB Press Release Archives
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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
FY 2015
- 09/30/2015 - Liquor Store Owner Pleads Guilty To Wire Fraud
- 09/15/2015 - TTB Accepts $450,000 from MillerCoors, LLC to Settle Violations of the Federal Alcohol Administration Act
- 08/05/2015 - TTB Establishes Squaw Valley-Miramonte AVA
- 08/04/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Tip of the Mitt" Viticultural Area
- 06/30/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Champlain Valley of New York" Viticultural Area
- 06/16/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Loess Hills District" Viticultural Area
- 06/16/2015 - Proposed Expansion of the "Willamette Valley" Viticultural Area
- 04/13/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Lamorinda" Viticultural Area
- 04/13/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Eagle Foothills" Viticultural Area
- 04/13/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Lewis-Clark Valley" Viticultural Area
- 04/07/2015 - Former President of Cherokee Tobacco and Firebird Manufacturing Indicted
- 02/27/2015 - Proposed Establishment of the "Los Olivos District" Viticultural Area
- 02/18/2015 - TTB Establishes Fountaingrove District Viticultural Area
- 02/06/2015 - TTB Proposes Change to the Use of Viticultural Area Names Regulations
- 02/06/2015 - TTB Establishes "The Rocks District of Milton–Freewater" Viticultural Area
- 01/21/2015 - Proposed Establishment of Squaw Valley-Miramonte Viticultural Area
- 01/05/2015 - TTB Expands the Fair Play Viticultural Area
- 10/07/2014 - TTB Establishes 11 New Viticultural Areas Within the Paso Robles Viticultural Area
- 10/07/2014 - TTB Establishes the Eagle Peak Mendocino County Viticultural Area