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12TOBACCOOUTLETBUSINESSSEPTEMBEROCTOBER2009NEWSTRENDSSEPTEMBEROCTOBER2009InalandmarkeventtheCigarFamilyCharitableFoundationCFCFcelebratedthegraduationo-itsfrstseniorclass-romtheCigarFamilyHighSchoolinBonaoDominicanRepublic.Thegraduationmarkedeightyearso-hardworkandcommitmentbytheFuenteandNewman-amiliesinadditiontothousandso-CigarFamilymembersandretailers-romaroundtheworldwhocontributedtimeandmoneytoshapethe-utureo-thesechildren.Foundedin2001bytheNewmanandFuente-amiliestheCigarFamilyCharitableFoundationisdedicatedtoprovidingchildreno-thecigar-producingregiono-theDominicanRepublicwithaplacetoattendschool.Fromthissmallinitiativeanentirecomplexwasdevelopedthatnowincludeselementaryandsecondaryschoolsahealthcenterkitchensports-acilityandanever-growinglisto-programsandserviceso--eredtothesurroundingcommunities.x1cWhenIfrststartedarrivinghereitwasprobablyoneo-themostviolentcommunitiesintheDominicanRepublicnoelectricitynorunningwaternobodyevenknewitwasherex1drecountsCFCFco--ounderCarlitoFuente.x1cThankstothegenerosityo-CigarFamilythiscommunityisatpeace.Thisisacommunitythatloves.x1dTheeventwasattendedbymorethan500peopleincludingDominicanRepublicVicePresidentRa-aelAlburquerque.Theschoolx19smarchingbandkickedo--theceremony-ollowedbystudentswhoper-ormedaninterpretivedancedepictingtheareabe-oreanda-terthecomplex.Allo-the29graduatingseniorsplantocontinuetouniversityeducation.Manyhaveexpressedadesiretoreturntotheprojecttogivebacktothecommunityoncetheyhavecompletedtheireducations.Formorein-ormationaboutthe-oundationpleasevisitwww.c--c-.org.CigarFamiliesJoinForcestoCombatPovertyTheNewmanandFuentefamiliesx19sponsoredschoolintheDominicanRepubliccelebratesamilestone.FloridaMarylandMichiganNewYorkRhodeIslandandVirginiaareamongthestatestotakeaharderstanceonsquelchingsmugglingwithintheirbordersaccordingtoarecentarticlebyTheWallStreetJournal.x1cItx19sabigbusinessanditx19sgettinghorriblybiggerx1dPaulCareyIIIen-orcementcoordinator-ortheNorthernVirginiaCigaretteTaxBoardtoldthepaper.Employingfeldinspectionso-retailstorestheboardseizedcontrabandcigarettesat157retailersinits16localjurisdictionswithinfvemonthshenoted.Evenbe-orethemostrecentSCHIPtaxhikeestimatesputthetaxrevenuelostasaresulto-cigarettesmugglingatapproximately5billionwithhigher-taxstatesandlocalitiessu--eringmost.In-actaccordingtoRep.AnthonyD.WeinerD-BrooklynandQueensamembero-theHouseJudiciaryCommitteeNewYorkCityaloneloses150millionayear-romInternetsaleso-untaxedcigarettes.Otherillegalactivitiescontributingtotheissueincludethesmugglingo-cigarettesboughtlegallyinlower-taxareasthethe-to-statetaxstampsandthemanu-actureo-counter-eitcigarettes.En-orcemente--ortsaimedatcapturingo--endersandconfscatingcontrabandhavebeensuccess-ul.InarecentNewYorkStateDepartmento-TaxationandFinanceinvestigationstateemployeesposingasblack-marketsellersimplicatedmorethan18retailersinNassauandQueenscountieswhoattemptedtopurchaseuntaxedcigarettes.InanotherinstancetwoQueensresidentsallegedlyboughtnearly32000cartonso-untaxedcigarettesduringthecourseo-aninvestigation.Theincreasedillegalactivityandresultingrevenuehitarealsopromptinglegislatorstoreviselawsinane--ortto-orceonlineretailerstocollectstatesalestaxes.Rep.Weiner-orexamplehasproposedaPreventAllCigaretteTra-fckingActthatwouldmakesellingtobaccoinviolationo-anystatetaxlawa-elonyx14e--ectivelyendingthetax--reesaleo-tobaccoovertheInternetbyrequiringtheU.S.PostalServicetostopshippingcigarettes.FedExUPSandDHLhavealreadyvoluntarilystoppedshipmento-tobacco.StatesTakeonSmugglingLawenforcementeffortsaimtorecouplosttaxrevenue.