Mass. U.S. Attorney: Two Worcester County Men Sentenced for Trafficking Contraband Smokeless Tobacco to Evade Over $2 Million in Taxes
March 02, 2024
March 02, 2024
BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on March 1, 2024:
Two Worcester County men were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to traffic in contraband smokeless tobacco.
Mohammad Hanif Balaparya, 63, of Shrewsbury, and Rakesh Garg, 53, of Holden, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to three and two years' probation, respectively. In October 2023, th . . .
Two Worcester County men were sentenced yesterday for conspiring to traffic in contraband smokeless tobacco.
Mohammad Hanif Balaparya, 63, of Shrewsbury, and Rakesh Garg, 53, of Holden, were sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to three and two years' probation, respectively. In October 2023, th . . .