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Tobacco Industry Fraud & False Claims Issues

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To: Mr. Peter P. Farrell – Deputy Commissioner – N.Y. Dept. of Taxation and Finance
From: Robert X. Shuster – Exec. Dir. – The Shuster Project – http://www.rxshuster.org
           177 Andrew Avenue – Naugatuck – CT – 06770-4359
Email: Rshus177@aol.com
Phone: 203-723-9266
Fax: 801-705-3078
Voice Mail: 1-800-222-6000 Mailbox: 203723002
Re: Your letter of 9/14/2000

 

Dear Peter,

I’m contacting you directly to explain the protocols we have established at The Shuster Project in order to maintain consistency in the model we will be applying to other states when they, such as you, decide that now is the time to address the vast sums of defrauded Tax Revenue dollars resulting from tobacco industry Fraud & False Claims.

It is a fact that you will find many thousands, if not tens of thousands, of instances of tobacco company N. Y. State Income Tax evasion and that fraud continues to this day.

It is also a fact that there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of instances of tobacco company N.Y. State Sales Tax fraud and that fraud continues to this day, should N.Y. State’s “Minimum Price” statutes that control the minimum retail prices of cigarettes be similar or the same as Connecticut’s and dozens of other states.

The specific page in The Shuster Project web site, at http://www.rxshuster.org, that illustrates the tobacco company Contingency Form that I sent in my original mailing, although an American Tobacco Company form, is universally and similarly used by all the other tobacco companies.

These forms will direct you to the exact dollar amounts that N.Y. State Income Tax was never applied to as a result of fraudulent tobacco company policies and procedures in accounting for these sums.

The instances of N. Y. State Sales Tax fraud is far more widespread and considerably more vast in terms of the defrauded dollars.

In New York State alone, the amounts exceed $5-$8 Billion Dollars.

The Shuster Project web site does not get into specific details regarding this particular fraud due mainly to its immense financial impacts and the diversity of the individual methods, which collectively comprise the enormous sums of Tax Revenues being defrauded.

When you decide it is time for me to personally assist your department, I stand ready to provide any analysis’ or presentations that may be required to train you and your staff to better understand what to look for, as neither you or Commissioner Roth or any of your staff members have ever had to investigate this type of fraud before.

I will provide this assistance under Qui Tam protocols and will have you connect with the law firm and the attorney there that represents The Shuster Project in Qui Tam matters, who is a former prosecuting attorney for the IRS, administer all matters pertaining to my involvement with New York State.

As Florida and other states are also providing signals of interest and with my schedule being the main concern with not being able to be North, South, East and West at the same time, the Qui Tam protocols will establish a working model by which dozens of states can have the benefit of my testimony.

If you have an email address I would appreciate having it, as email is a much faster medium by which to communicate.

I look forward to hearing back from you and ask that you acknowledge receipt of this correspondence.

RXShuster
The Shuster Project
http://www.rxshuster.org
C/o
177 Andrew Avenue
Naugatuck, CT   06770-4359
Telephone: (203) 723-9266
Fax: (801) 705-3078
Voice Mail: 1-800-222-6000 Mailbox: 203723002
Email: rshus177@aol.com

 

 

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