From: The Northern Virginia Daily
By Joe Beck
WOODSTOCK – A nearly two-year struggle over the legality of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office’s elaborate attempts to nab out-of-state purchasers of untaxed cigarettes lurched toward a pair of jury trials Tuesday after a judge rejected several defense motions.
One defendant, John Taveras, was scheduled for a two-day trial in Shenandoah County Circuit Court beginning March 22. Another defendant, Thaer Nimer Khashman, is also scheduled for a two-day trial, which will begin April 19.
