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<blockquote data-quote="worldwide" data-source="post: 1531063" data-attributes="member: 2193"><p>Yep, good 'ole Elliot Spitzer rode in on his high horse in 2005 to save the world and punish UPS. UPS not only stopped delivering cigarettes to NY, but nationwide. A few years later, this pompous windbag would feel the wrath of karma.</p><p></p><p>According to published reports, investigators believe Spitzer paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over a period of several years while he was Attorney General, and later as Governor. Spitzer first drew the attention of federal investigators when his bank reported suspicious money transfers under the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act. The resulting investigation, triggered by the belief that Spitzer may have been hiding bribe proceeds, led to the discovery of the prostitution ring. The scandal prompted him to resign as Governor in March 2008.</p><p></p><p>The agreement does not prohibit UPS from making <u>lawful</u> shipments of cigarettes to licensed tobacco businesses and other authorized recipients. The feds now want UPS to be their police and do their job of actually enforcing the laws.</p><p></p><p>Somehow, the USPS can still continue to deliver cigarettes but they don't get any "perks" from being a quasi-government agency, do they?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="worldwide, post: 1531063, member: 2193"] Yep, good 'ole Elliot Spitzer rode in on his high horse in 2005 to save the world and punish UPS. UPS not only stopped delivering cigarettes to NY, but nationwide. A few years later, this pompous windbag would feel the wrath of karma. According to published reports, investigators believe Spitzer paid up to $80,000 for prostitutes over a period of several years while he was Attorney General, and later as Governor. Spitzer first drew the attention of federal investigators when his bank reported suspicious money transfers under the anti-money laundering provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and the Patriot Act. The resulting investigation, triggered by the belief that Spitzer may have been hiding bribe proceeds, led to the discovery of the prostitution ring. The scandal prompted him to resign as Governor in March 2008. The agreement does not prohibit UPS from making [U]lawful[/U] shipments of cigarettes to licensed tobacco businesses and other authorized recipients. The feds now want UPS to be their police and do their job of actually enforcing the laws. Somehow, the USPS can still continue to deliver cigarettes but they don't get any "perks" from being a quasi-government agency, do they? [/QUOTE]
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