Tobacco company penalties may signal U.S. crackdown on industry practices overseas

By Traver Riggins and Ricardo Sandoval Palos

A flurry of federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assau

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"… f federal enforcement action targeting payoffs by subsidiaries of two U.S. tobacco companies may signal a broader regulatory assault against the industry’s …"

"… nounced resolution of civil and criminal actions against two international tobacco producers said to have paid out a combined $6.2 million to officials of se …"

"… tion and Alliance One International, companies that buy, process, and ship tobacco to cigarette manufacturers, were accused of violating FCPA bribery rules, …"

"… s in a separate case brought by state prosecutors in North Carolina.“The tobacco industry is going to have to take a look at itself and the way it’s been …"

The more things stay the same: Senate Democratic, Republican leaders re-elected

By Josh Israel

Both parties in the U.S. Senate voted today to preserve the status quo in leadership, keeping Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell at the helm. As

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"… eir parties’ agendas have ties to powerful business interests, including tobacco, telecommunications, and banking.The Senate Democratic Caucus unanimously …"

"… rogram for the financial sector.And both men have received hefty sums from tobacco behemoth Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, Skoal smokeless tobacco …"

"… tobacco behemoth Altria, the maker of Marlboro cigarettes, Skoal smokeless tobacco, and Black & Mild cigars. Altria backed the Family Smoking Prevention …"

"… ponsored in the Senate. The bill, which gave the FDA the power to regulate tobacco products, was opposed by other tobacco companies who claimed Altria suppor …"

The smoking gun: A perspective

By Bill Birnbauer

Yesterday a court awarded Melbourne grandmother Rolah Ann McCabe $700,000 in damages after she sued one of the world's lead
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Canada's boom in smuggled cigarettes

By William Marsden

Gary Godelie has been a tobacco farmer most of his life, struggling to keep alive a family farm that produces what most everyone agrees is a

Overview

By Marina Walker Guevara

Tobacco is the most widely smuggled legal substance, and it's trafficking fuels organized crime and corruption

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"… he way, with huge numbers failing to arrive at their intended destination. Cigarettes, for example, may sit for weeks in free trade zones in Panama or Duba …"

"… ong our findings:• Terrorism and Tobacco: Extremists, Insurgents Turn to Cigarette Smuggling. Terrorists are increasingly turning to Cigarette smuggling …"

"… A Massive Underground Industry Makes China the World Leader in Counterfeit Cigarettes. China now produces an unprecedented 400 billion counterfeit Cigarett …"

"… ent black market, law enforcement officials say.• Ukraine’s “Lost” Cigarettes Flood Europe: Big Tobacco’s Overproduction Feeds $2 Billion Black M …"

Terrorism and tobacco

By Kate Willson

Extremists, insurgents turn to cigarette smuggling
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China’s Marlboro Country

By Te-Ping Chen

A massive underground industry makes China the world leader in counterfeit cigarettes

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"… e-third of the world’s tobacco: an overwhelming 2.2 trillion Cigarettes. Cigarette-related mortality levels, too, are equally staggering, with fully one- …"

"… counterfeiters have invited retired workers from the state-owned Shanghai Cigarette Factory — home to some of China’s top brands — to tour Yunxiao f …"

Smuggling made easy

Landlocked Paraguay emerges as a top producer of contraband tobacco

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"… ief. Lugo later backed off amidst intense criticism.A Smuggler’s ParadiseCigarettes are just another commodity peddled through Paraguay’s decades-old underg …"

When cracking down seems impossible

By Marina Walker Guevara and Mabel Rehnfeldt

Paraguay's corruption fuels a criminal economy

Big tobacco’s New York black market

By Marina Walker Guevara and Kate Willson

How America’s top cigarette firms fueled a billion-dollar underground trade

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"… than crack. The money is easy, the charges are less. Crack, you do years. Cigarettes, you spend the night in jail and then you go through the system.”Big Tob …"

"… rs,” he said. “And they [the manufacturers] know where it’s going.”Cigarettes Sold to a Light PostIn December 2007, on the eve of opening statements in …"

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