Smoked!: Five Staten Islanders named in city’s civil cigarette-bootlegging lawsuit

[willychichi]

Not sure if this guy is related to Joseph Antico?

Smoked!: Five Staten Islanders named in city’s civil cigarette-bootlegging lawsuit

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/07/smo ... wsuit.html

[bert]

Cigarette taxes are very high in New York, they are among the highest in the country, smuggling is big here.

[Wiseguy]

Not sure if this guy is related to Joseph Antico?

Smoked!: Five Staten Islanders named in city’s civil cigarette-bootlegging lawsuit

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/07/smo ... wsuit.html

You mean Anthony Antico? (The guy who's charged is Joseph Antico).

[SonnyBlackstein]

Not sure if this guy is related to Joseph Antico?

Smoked!: Five Staten Islanders named in city’s civil cigarette-bootlegging lawsuit

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/07/smo ... wsuit.html

You mean Anthony Antico? (The guy who's charged is Joseph Antico).

That’s obviously what he means.

[givememysocks]

Cigarette taxes are very high in New York, they are among the highest in the country, smuggling is big here.

I read somewhere that over 50% of the cigarettes sold in nyc are smuggled from out of state. Crazy

[willychichi]

Not sure if this guy is related to Joseph Antico?

Smoked!: Five Staten Islanders named in city’s civil cigarette-bootlegging lawsuit

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/07/smo ... wsuit.html

You mean Anthony Antico? (The guy who's charged is Joseph Antico).

Sorry for the confusion I was thinking this might be the same Joseph Antico from this 2013 bust?

https://www.silive.com/news/2013/01/fiv ... ng_do.html

[Dr031718]

Wasn't cigarette bootlegging one of the charges the feds tried to use to tie the "East Coast" LCN enterprise?

[Wiseguy]

Wasn't cigarette bootlegging one of the charges the feds tried to use to tie the "East Coast" LCN enterprise?

Yes. Accepting $3 million in contraband cigarettes.

[CabriniGreen]

How much is NY cigarette tax?
They are going up a dollar in Illinois I think.....

[newera_212]

How much is NY cigarette tax?
They are going up a dollar in Illinois I think.....

im not sure what percentage of the actual purchase price is taxes, I think it's upwards of over 60% but I could be wrong. but, a pack of 'legit' name brand cigs with the official NY tax stamp is 'officially' no less than $13.00 - thats the base price set by law. I quit a long time ago but ive heard in some places in Manhattan its as high as $18. $15 might be a good average to go with

of course there are a variety of bootlegged options, the most popular being out-of-state packs. something with a carolina or virginia stamp which will probably run you $10 a pack, maybe a little less

a less safe option are the BOOTLEG bootlegs. coming from china. tastes like complete shit. usually unstamped but its not unheard of for an enterprising bodega owner to comission a fake NY stamp to pass muster...although thats expensive and hard to do

to put things in perspective i buy groceries for an invalid older lady in my building sometimes and i get her a pack of roll-your-own tobacco for $6