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NYC, California Sue Post Office Over Cigarettes
New York City and California are suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop tens of thousands of cigarette packages from being mailed from foreign countries to U.S. residents.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court blames the Postal Service for "cigarette tax evasion."
It says smugglers take advantage of widely varying tax rates on cigarettes to rely on a postal delivery system that looks the other way.
It says mailed cigarettes cheat governments of millions of dollars in tax revenue, stall antismoking efforts and keep health care costs high.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Brooklyn federal court blames the Postal Service for "cigarette tax evasion."
It says smugglers take advantage of widely varying tax rates on cigarettes to rely on a postal delivery system that looks the other way.
It says mailed cigarettes cheat governments of millions of dollars in tax revenue, stall antismoking efforts and keep health care costs high.
Read the rest at: https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2019-10-22/the-latest-nyc-california-sue-post-office-over-cigarettes