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Related: About this forumJudge finds UPS liable to New York over cigarette shipments
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Fri Mar 24, 2017 | 6:28pm EDT
Judge finds UPS liable to New York over cigarette shipments
By Jonathan Stempel | NEW YORK
A federal judge on Friday held United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) liable for having illegally shipped hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York, depriving the state and New York City of millions of dollars of taxes.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan said the state and city are entitled to compensatory damages and fines, and that UPS' "high degree of culpability" meant "significant penalties" were appropriate.
"UPS largely relied on its size and weak internal procedures to excuse blatantly culpable conduct," she wrote. "But there were many, many people within UPS who consciously avoided the truth, for years."
The state and city had sought more than $872 million, and Forrest could determine the award as soon as next month.
UPS was accused of having since 2010 shipped more than 683,000 cartons of untaxed "contraband" cigarettes to unlicensed wholesalers, unlicensed retailers and residences, often from smoke shops on Indian reservations.
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Judge finds UPS liable to New York over cigarette shipments
By Jonathan Stempel | NEW YORK
A federal judge on Friday held United Parcel Service Inc (UPS.N) liable for having illegally shipped hundreds of thousands of cartons of untaxed cigarettes in New York, depriving the state and New York City of millions of dollars of taxes.
U.S. District Judge Katherine Forrest in Manhattan said the state and city are entitled to compensatory damages and fines, and that UPS' "high degree of culpability" meant "significant penalties" were appropriate.
"UPS largely relied on its size and weak internal procedures to excuse blatantly culpable conduct," she wrote. "But there were many, many people within UPS who consciously avoided the truth, for years."
The state and city had sought more than $872 million, and Forrest could determine the award as soon as next month.
UPS was accused of having since 2010 shipped more than 683,000 cartons of untaxed "contraband" cigarettes to unlicensed wholesalers, unlicensed retailers and residences, often from smoke shops on Indian reservations.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-united-parcel-lawsuit-idUSKBN16V2QR
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Judge finds UPS liable to New York over cigarette shipments (Original Post)
Eugene
Mar 2017
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MichMan
(11,959 posts)1. Does this decisson mean UPS will open all packages and verify contents? n/m
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)3. And investigate all shoppers and receivers. Yeah...no.
elehhhhna
(32,076 posts)2. This will be overturned on appeal.