NY AG Moves to Shut Down Repeat Vape Lawbreakers - Tobacco Reporter
New York's Attorney General is petitioning to permanently close two smoke shops and ban their owners from the vape industry for repeated illegal sales.Summary
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a petition in Otsego County State Supreme Court seeking to permanently close two smoke shops, Pop-In Smoke & Vape LLC and Royalty Tobacco LLC, and bar their owners, Eysa Sharhan and Ahmed Mozeb, from the vape industry. The complaint alleges the owners repeatedly sold banned flavored vape products, sold to minors, and operated without required state licenses. The defendants allegedly changed business names and locations after license revocations to continue illegal operations. The state is seeking to seize illicit profits and collect nearly $200,000 in unpaid fines, asserting the defendants endanger New Yorkers by continuing to sell flavored vapor products. This legal action follows a previous February lawsuit against major vape distributors regarding the youth vaping epidemic.
(Source：Tobacco Reporter)
