Big Trouble at Big Tobacco  

Big Trouble at Big Tobacco

Credit: OCCRP
Published: November 1, 2011

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Big Trouble Big Tobacco

Troubles With Big Tobacco

Reports piled up from Japan Tobacco International (JTI) investigators around the globe. Mobsters were doing business with the firm's Russian distributorship while shipping tons of illegal cigarettes into Europe. Workers felt endangered. Accused smugglers and criminals ran some of its Middle East partnerships.

1 November 2011 Read the article

Update: Japan Tobacco Fights Back Against Former Employees

Japan Tobacco International executives are telling their employees not to answer questions from any outside investigators and are now publically attacking former executives ousted after complaining of widespread smuggling within the company.

1 November 2011 Read the article

Opinion: Why We Care About Tobacco Smuggling

In January of this year, I got an email from a man calling himself “Jose.” Like dozens of emails I get, Jose wanted us to do a story.

1 November 2011 Read the article

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