AKWESASNE — Carey Terrance Sr., 42, of Hogansburg, pleaded guilty on Monday to conspiring to launder money in connection with a scheme to smuggle cut rag tobacco into Canada from the United States. He and three co-defendants each face up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $500,000, and a term of supervised release of up to three years. Prosecutors said in a statement Friday that in pleading guilty, Terrance Sr. admitted that from approximately 2013 to 2016, he worked with co-conspirators to acquire cut rag tobacco and smuggle it into Canada, where it was made into contraband cigarettes. Members of the conspiracy sold the contraband cigarettes, making substantial profits by avoiding taxes... [Read more]