SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The American Cancer Society says it's severing ties with the Oneida Indian Nation, jeopardizing the organization's annual Coaches vs. Cancer fundraiser at the tribe's Turning Stone Resort and Casino.
The announcement came after the Oneidas said they've bought a cigarette manufacturing plant and will make their own cigarettes to sell.
The Cancer Society has been criticized in the past for holding the fundraiser at Turning Stone because the resort allows smoking and the nation sells tax-free cigarettes. The annual gala raised $325,000 this year for the cancer society.
Syracuse University Coach Jim Boeheim, a cancer survivor who sits on the national board of Coaches vs. Cancer and hosts the event, said Thursday he disagrees with the cancer society's decision.
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Cigarette smuggling brings $5,000 fine
A man smoked out by border officials with five cartons of undeclared cigarettes was smacked with a $5,000 fine Wednesday.
It was the fifth time 48-year-old Janusz Gorecki of Mississauga was caught attempting to smuggle goods into the country.
“That you would take this risk time and again is very surprising,” said Judge Joseph Nadel, in St. Catharines court Wednesday.
Federal prosecutor Darren Anger said the commercial truck driver was crossing the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge on Feb. 27 when customs officials ran his name and found he’d been subject to previous seizures.
They searched the truck and found five cartons of cigarettes in the well of the cab behind fridge unit.
Anger said Gorecki told officials the cigarettes were for himself and he could only buy the brand from Smokin’ Joes.
By hiding the cartons, he attempted to evade $215.51 in taxes.
The joint submission for a $5,000 fine was to deter Gorecki and others from smuggling, Anger said.
Gorecki was convicted and fined $2,700 in February 2007 while the other three prior incidents involved seizures only.
The judge said he felt bad for imposing such a large fine for a paltry offence but added it was Gorecki’s fifth attempt at smuggling.
“Prior lesser sentences have failed to deter you,” Nadel said.
It was the fifth time 48-year-old Janusz Gorecki of Mississauga was caught attempting to smuggle goods into the country.
“That you would take this risk time and again is very surprising,” said Judge Joseph Nadel, in St. Catharines court Wednesday.
Federal prosecutor Darren Anger said the commercial truck driver was crossing the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge on Feb. 27 when customs officials ran his name and found he’d been subject to previous seizures.
They searched the truck and found five cartons of cigarettes in the well of the cab behind fridge unit.
Anger said Gorecki told officials the cigarettes were for himself and he could only buy the brand from Smokin’ Joes.
By hiding the cartons, he attempted to evade $215.51 in taxes.
The joint submission for a $5,000 fine was to deter Gorecki and others from smuggling, Anger said.
Gorecki was convicted and fined $2,700 in February 2007 while the other three prior incidents involved seizures only.
The judge said he felt bad for imposing such a large fine for a paltry offence but added it was Gorecki’s fifth attempt at smuggling.
“Prior lesser sentences have failed to deter you,” Nadel said.
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