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Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut
Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced For Defrauding Connecticut A tobacco wholesaler from India living in Connecticut has been sentenced for his role in a scheme attempting to skirt out of millions of dollars in taxes that were due on products imported into the state. Pavan Vaswani, who was last known to live in West Haven, was sentenced in New Haven district court to 18 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release for scheming to defraud the state out of more than $5.8 million in taxes. Fairfield resident Rishi Malik - who has already been sentenced to 36 months in prison - and a partner opened and ran Connecticut Discounts LLC, a toba…

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Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes
Wholesaler In Fairfield County Admits To Scheme To Defraud State Of Nearly $6M In Taxes A tobacco wholesaler in Fairfield County has admitted to attempting to skirt out of millions of dollars in taxes that were due on products imported into the state. Fairfield resident Rishi Malik pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and to violate the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act and one count of wire fraud. Malik and a partner opened and ran Connecticut Discounts LLC, a tobacco wholesale business in Bridgeport. Through that company, Malik obtained tobacco products from out-of-state suppliers and distributed the products to a network of clients who offered …

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2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes 2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes
2 Wholesalers Charged With Defrauding Connecticut Of $5.8M In Tobacco Taxes BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — A federal grand jury in Bridgeport indicted two tobacco wholesalers on charges of defrauding Connecticut of millions of dollars in taxes due on tobacco products imported into the state, prosecutors said.  John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, on January 10, a grand jury in Bridgeport returned  The 13-count indictment for Pavan Vaswani, 39, of West Haven, and Rishi Malik, 45, formerly of Fairfield, was handed down on Jan. 10.  Vaswani and Malik were arrested Thursday and appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge William…

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