The Shuster Project

Tobacco Industry Fraud & False Claims Issues

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August 29, 1995

Dear Hon. Representative Waxman:

I represent a gentleman named Robert X. Shuster. Mr. Shuster is a former employee of the American tobacco Company. He used to be a sales representative for them. In the course of his employment he was strongly encouraged to help retailers evade state minimum price laws for cigarettes and thereby illegally minimize the company's and retailer's state and federal tax liabilities. This encouragement by the company was usually done in as untraceable a way as possible. However, my client knows how to prove his company, and others, systematically, as a matter of policy. Applied pressure on sales people and retailers to evade taxes. We would he interested in meeting with you as Hr. Shuster can shed new light on this and other often overlooked illegal practices used in the tobacco industry.

In the very near future, we hope to file a “private attorney general" action against the American tobacco Company's corporate successor and other major tobacco companies. Since I am a solo practitioner with a small general practice, we would be interested in any advice or information you can provide us regarding law firms, foundations or clinics who have experience in the type of litigation we want to file and who might be interested in getting involved.

I look forward to hearing from you.

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