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Saturday, January 19, 2013

Attempt To Transport Cigs To NY Leads Defendant Back To Israel

Yossef Dahan came to the United States more than 10 years ago, but now, because of a woman and an arrest, he can hardly wait to return to his native Israel.

That is also what the judge in his case wants.

“You better get out of this country in 60 days,” said Judge Dale Cathell in Circuit Court in Snow Hill on Monday, after Dahan pleaded guilty to transporting untaxed cigarettes. In exchange for the guilty plea, he was not prosecuted for possessing unstamped cigarettes.

Dahan, 60, was living in Brooklyn, N.Y., when a woman somehow took “quite a bit of his money,” defense attorney Julie Guyer told the court. “He determined this might be an opportunity to make some money.”

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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I wonder what his nephew thought of his visit

Anonymous said...

"Cathell also told Dahan to get out of the United States.

“I want him to return to our great ally in the Middle East,” Cathell said."

(Wonder, was that tongue in cheek?)

Nicely written story, Nancy Powell, aside from the word "said", which appears six times.