Cigarette smuggling suspect pleads guilty
The No. 2 man in a multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling operation based out of West Ocean City has pleaded guilty to corruption charges and now faces prison time in New York state.
Samer Ramadan, 40, pleaded guilty June 27 to the top charge against him of enterprise corruption, according to the New York Attorney General’s Office. In a statement in open court, he admitted his role in the operation run by his brother, prosecutors said, including stating that his brother ran the enterprise.
He now faces a prison sentence of two to six years, prosecutors said.
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2014/06/30/cigarette-smuggling-ring/11779889/
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