WHAT IS THE WARRIOR INVOLVEMENT IN LIQUOR SMUGGLING?

As the lucrative cigarette smuggling trade began to wane after Canada dropped the high taxes on cigarettes, the warriors move to smuggle liquor and guns. There have been a series of arrests to highlight the vast organized crime syndicate created by the warriors and their non-Indian friends:

Oct 1994 - Kahnawake Mohawk, Stephen Stacey, 43, was arrested for having $389,000 (Cdn) worth of illegally imported liquor, on Highway 54 headed towards Six Nations Reserve.

In 1994, the seven Mohawk distributors of liquor sold 600,000 cases of U.S.-made liquor. Tony Laughing stated that he made on average $13 per case, making the total business profit to be at least $7,800,000. The dealers acknowledge that the people they sell to smuggle the liquor into Quebec from the Canadian side of the reserve, but they claim that they are not doing anything illegal.

In 1995, New York State had seized about 250,000 liters of liquor, most of which was destined for Akwesasne. As a result the elected tribal council put pressure on NYS to abandon its liquor enforcement program.

Oct 23, 1996 - RCMP and OPP arrest four Americans and charge them with smuggling liquor through Akwesasne:

Nicholas Miller, 32, of Messena
Shawn Burke, 31, of Messena
Scott Kimble, 28, of Messena
Larry Miller, 52, father of Nicolas

In 1996, the RCMP arrested 170 people and seized about $15 million in goods and property from an international smuggling ring that moved cigarettes and liquor through Akwesasne and on to Hells Angles and Vietnamese and Chinese crime organizations.

In April 1997, the RCMP arrested the following Mohawks after an undercover operation, and Charged them with smuggling:

Loran N. Thompson, 49, of Akwesasne - He operated a wholesale business, selling alcohol and tobacco products to the smugglers. He and the others were charged with conspiracy to illegally import tobacco products, cigarettes and alcohol.

Tina Thompson, 27, Loran's daughter
Russell Edward Roundpoint, 25, of Akwesasne (Loran's daughter's boyfriend)
Dimitrios Asprakis, 47 of Laval
Georges Leblanc, 46 of Quebec
Suzanne Couture-Vallee, 45 of Quebec
Lincoln Roundpoint, 40, of Akwesasne
Anthony Harquette, 32, of Akwesasne
Joseph Roger Harquette, 33, of Akwesasne
Fabian Hemlock, 24, of Akwesasne
Suzan Jackson, 33, of Cornwall

In June 1997, former St. Regis Tribal Chief L. David Jacobs was indicted for accepting bribes from Richard Terrance, Sr. and Eli Tarbell, assisted by Tony Laughing. Others arrested or indicted that the same time included:

Robert Travano, Sr. Owner of Pine Partnership and LBL Importing. He is charged with smuggling and money laundering conspiracy.

Louis Travano, brother of Robert and co-owner of the same businesses, is charged with smuggling and money laundering conspiracy.

Rex Seitz, owner of King Transportation of Grand Island, is charged with transporting smuggled goods.

Nick Larry Miller - charged with smuggling conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy.

Victoria and Tim Glines

Doron Yakir

John W. "Chic" Fountain, former NY State Trooper, owner of Fountain Financial Security Services.

Loran, Larry and Dana Leigh Thompson, charged with operating two warehouses for goods to be smuggled.

L. David Jacobs - Also charged with smuggling and money laundering, and charged with racketeering in the way he operated the tribal government when he was in office.

Charles R. "Buck" White - Operated a warehouse for goods to be smuggled.

David J. Mainville - Operated a warehouse for goods to be smuggled.

Fabian Hart and Gail L. Hart - Operated a warehouse for goods to be smuggled.

Sheila Loran

Richard Browning