To The National PTA Office,
As the Executive Director of The Shuster Project, I'd like to introduce you to our
Connecticut-based web site that addresses issues of tobacco industry Fraud & False
Claims including, but not limited to, tobacco industry state and federal Income Tax Fraud,
state Sales Tax Fraud, Antitrust violations and much more.
We use actual tobacco company documents, forms, contracts, advertising materials and much
more to illustrate examples of this fraud and also how the tobacco companies lure children
into smoking by offering such premiums as FRISBEES, AUDIO TAPES, VIDEO TAPES, NECK PENS,
T-SHIRTS, PLASTIC CUPS, PLAYING CARDS, RETRACTABLE HAIR BRUSHES, GIRLS CAR TRAVEL KITS,
and dozens of other "freebies."
I have over 17+ years of experience within the tobacco industry and have an extensive
knowledge of these issues and many others which impact not only children but women, the
elderly, minorities and many other people.
The Shuster Project web site offers it's visitors Grassroots Efforts, Media Alert
programs, Petitions to sign, Message Board sites to express their views and thoughts on
tobacco issues and much more.
We also provide C.A.P.'s, (Citizens Action Programs), including our Public Speaker Program
Offer whereby you submit some scheduling information and I will come out and speak to your
school, PTA or organization on NON-health related issues of tobacco industry Fraud &
False Claims within a 250 mile radius of Waterbury, Connecticut!
We recently launched our online broadcasting station, iCAT (internet Citizens Action
Talk-PC), and I have begun producing audio programming to address these issues!
Visitors to The Shuster Project web site can access iCAT and actually send in program
topic suggestions and I will put those suggestions on the air!
We also have an extensive CORRESPONDENCE section where you can see who in the State of
Connecticut and across the country has been contacted by us regarding these issues.
The Shuster Project has also introduced legislation to the CT state legislature, RB6942,
which addresses companies involved in Fraud & False Claims in Connecticut.
This legislation will empower the state of CT and assist them in recovering in excess of
$1-$3 BILLION DOLLARS in lost state Income Tax Revenues and state Sales Tax Revenues
defrauded by the tobacco companies going back over 45 years.
We have introduced this Bill THREE TIMES NOW and each time all of the legislators have
allowed this Bill to sit and not be passed!
We encourage you to visit The Shuster Project at http://www.rxshuster.org and participate
in our extensive interactive resources.
As the Fall season will soon arrive and the new School year fast approaches, you are also
encouraged to distribute this correspondence among your member PTA's, allowing them the
opportunity to sign up for our Public Speaker Program Offer as all requests are considered
on a "first come first served" basis.
If there is anything else I can do for you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
My contact information is near the bottom of my main web site entry page, making me one of
the most accessible Executive Directors and CEO's of any tobacco issues web site on the
Internet.
Sincerely,
RXShuster
7/31/2000
c/o
177 Andrew Avenue
Naugatuck, CT 06770-4359
Telephone: (203) 723-9266
Fax: (801) 705-3078
Email: rshus177@aol.com
Voice Mail: (203) 747-1954 ext. 114
The Shuster Project
http://www.rxshuster.org
This web site is equipped with the
"Get 1 on 1" guest response system.
If I am in my office, you can contact me in "real time."
If I am out of my office you will be prompted to send me an e-mail.
I will get back to you as quickly as I can.
