Editor’s Note: Cross-posted from the Counterfeit Cigarette Enforcement Forum. For more information about the $5 Man and the unintended fueling of the contraband tobacco marketplace, see Weaponizing Poverty.
From: Vape Magzine
By Norm Bour
He’s called the $5 Man and he is not an urban legend, but is very real. Those in the tobacco industry have heard of him and are fearful since he steals money. Their money. State politicians don’t like him either since he takes money from their coffers, too.
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