FuenteSmoker
Il n'y a pas de fumée san
I've received 1 letter saying that my sticks have been intercepted and will be forfeited if no responce is made. I just never responded. I doubt there's a list or your being watched. It's annoying though!
Paranoid...
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Finally!!! Pics soon!
SurpriseMVP
Mike
Got all of you beat with 3 letters in the last 30 days. Needless to say I am done for a long while.
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Ouch! That really sucks. Hopefully the replacements make it through?
Thats what I was wondering. At what point to they give you a smack down?
Not to rain on anybody's parade, but after working with some databases... let me tell you, it's stupid easy for them to keep track of who gets those letters. My guess is they probably do.
Not to say that means one thing or another, just pointing out that they most likely have it on record.
check the civil penalties that have been levied by the OFAC. pay attention from 2006-2009 then 2010 until now, that should adequately answer your question.
I'm not sure what you mean but I'm assuming it's that they haven't given many penalties lately. Either way it's pretty amazing how steep the fines are. I'd also assume these guys weren't ordering 5ers, probably rather large orders...
fines ranged from like a few hundred to a few thousand
With all the paranoia and rules about not discussing sources not to mention the laws. I was surprised to open a major US Lifestyle magazine and there staring at me was a full page color ad for CC. If the laws are being so openly flaunted not surprised there is stepped up enforcement.
I'm guessing you got your stuff? I'm sitting on 5 calendar days in ISC, which is really short in comparison. Doesn't make me any less antsy though because the thought of waiting a full month or more is frustrating. The place I ordered from has, supposedly, a great track record with packages getting where they're supposed to, so, hoping I continue that trend.Every box I've ever ordered (at least 8) has said "25 cigars" on the declaration label. I always thought that was kind of dumb, but now that I know it's required by law, it makes a lot more sense.
BTW, I just tracked my package in question & it literally just updated to "processed through USPS sort facility" in Bethpage, NY at 11:55 PM tonight - a full 11 days after it hit ISO. I guess I'm gonna dodge a bullet on this one. Quite a relief....
thejavaman
BoM December 2012
Yep. I got that one & another one since. Got one on the water now too. I've learned to be patient with the process. It sucks, but it is what it is...