Cigarette tax appeal involves tens of millions of dollars [Buffalo]

From: The Buffalo News

Gowanda businessman extends 8-year court fight

Arthur Montour owes the State of Oklahoma $47 million, and, so far, three different courts have told the Gowanda businessman and former Seneca Tribal Council member to pay up.

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Oklahoma isn’t the only state suing Montour’s company, Native Wholesale Supply; New York also has sued. But Oklahoma was one of the first when it filed suit in 2008, accusing the company of knowingly distributing contraband “Seneca” cigarettes in the state.

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