Business ProfileforNative Wholesale Supply Co.
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September 12, 2022 NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a $50 million agreement with two companies that allegedly sold cigarettes without paying the required state excise taxes. Today’s agreement resolves allegations that Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. (Grand River) based in Canada, and its wholesaler, Native Wholesale Supply Company, Inc. (Native Wholesale), located in Western New York, violated state and federal laws by shipping, selling, and distributing cigarettes in New York without paying state taxes. The two companies brought millions of cartons of unstamped cigarettes into New York from Canada. In addition to paying $50 million, the agreement also permanently prevents the companies from selling unstamped cigarettes in New York.
As alleged in the complaint, Native Wholesale purchased cigarettes and tobacco products from Grand River, imported them into New York, and distributed the cigarettes to retailers in the state. Native Wholesale was not licensed by New York to distribute or sell cigarettes. Grand River knew that the cigarettes it sold to Native Wholesale would be sold into New York without going through a New York state licensed stamping agent for pre-payment of state taxes and would be neither stamped nor taxed as required by New York law.
These unstamped cigarettes then ended up on shelves in New York retailers throughout the state. On multiple occasions, investigators from the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) were able to purchase these unstamped cigarettes from retailers in the state. For further details go to the New York State Attorney General's press release.
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This is a multi-location business.
- Location of This Business
- 10955 Logan Rd., Perrysburg, NY 14129
- BBB File Opened:
- 1/15/2003
- Years in Business:
- 25
- Business Started:
- 1/1/1999
- Business Started Locally:
- 1/1/1999
- Business Management
- Mr. Bryan Porter, Manager
- Additional Contact Information
Fax Numbers
- (716) 532-6137Primary Fax
Email Addresses
- Primary
- (716) 532-6137
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