Tax Department announces arrest of Brooklyn resident for selling untaxed cigarettes
A Brooklyn resident was arrested Friday morning for illegally possessing and selling unstamped cigarettes, the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance announced.
Vladimir Mardakhayev, 57, of 540 Ocean Parkway, was arrested and charged with one misdemeanor and three felonies for not only holding and selling the cigarettes but also for attempting to evade State and New York City cigarette taxes.
The Department seized 194 cartons of various brands of Georgia stamped, Virginia stamped and unstamped cigarettes at a building located at 201 Ditmas Ave., which Mardakhayev owns.