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  • Judge rules against Cayugas

    Nate Robson|Feb 26, 2009

    By Nate Robson / The Citizen Reprinted with permission The Cayuga Indian Nation of New York will not be allowed to continue selling untaxed cigarettes to non-Indians, at least until an appeals court makes a ruling on the legality of doing so, a judge ruled Wednesday. The same judge also decided the nation will not get back 3.5 million untaxed cigarettes seized during a raid by law enforcement authorities in Cayuga and Seneca counties. In a written decision, state Supreme Court Judge Kenneth Fisher said the Cayugas have to obey his Dec. 9...