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Port Orchard wholesaler of tobacco products charged with fraud

The Columbian
Published: March 8, 2015, 12:00am

SEATTLE — A Port Orchard man is in federal custody on charges that his wholesale non-cigarette tobacco trading company evaded excise taxes when he bought and sold products illegally.

Hyun Seung Kim, owner of CP Trading Company since 2009, was charged with wire fraud and money laundering in a scheme that federal agents said resulted in about $1.2

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