St. Louis, MO – Mohammed Kayed, aka Mohammed Fayez, was
sentenced to 30 months in prison for conspiring to traffic in contraband
cigarettes.
According to court documents, Kayed and others conspired for
more than two years to buy contraband cigarettes in St. Louis, Missouri, a low
tax market, and transport and distribute them in New Jersey, a high tax
market. St. Louis residents and
co-defendants Mohammed Almuttan, Rami Almuttan, Hisham Mutan, and Daddam Mutan
used several convenience stores which they owned or operated to create the
appearance of legitimate cigarette purchases.
Illegal profits from the contraband cigarette sales were laundered
through accounts associated with the convenience stores. Kayed was a courier who, after obtaining the
cigarettes in St. Louis, delivered them to New Jersey.
Kayed, 22, of Clifton, NJ, pled guilty on March 6, 2018 to
one felony count of conspiracy to traffic contraband cigarettes. He appeared today for sentencing in front of
U.S. District Judge Ronnie White.
This case was investigated by the Homeland Security
Investigations, Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service –
Criminal Investigation, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Illinois State Police,
Illinois Department of Revenue and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau.
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