Tuesday, February 1, 2000
Volume:
16
Issue:
2
Abstract:
On December 21, 1999, the Canadian Government creatively sued R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings, Inc. and affiliates, in U.S. District Court in Syracuse, New York under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, accusing them of defrauding the government and subverting its anti-smoking initiative by sending black market cigarettes into Canada.