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Randy Weinberg, convicted of selling pain pills in New London, claimed that the obscure tax law is selectively enforced and inconsequential in terms of collecting revenue. The purpose of the law, he argued, is to punish drug dealers twice - once at conviction and later with exorbitant interest and penalty charges for failing to obtain state tax stamps for their illegal narcotics.

It requires gangsters and other drug dealers to appear at the state Department of Revenue Services to pay a tax on their inventories – on the heroin, cocaine, marijuana, stolen pain pills and other illicit substances they intend to sell illegally.

The Connecticut Department of Revenue Services is offering tax amnesty for 2020 and...

December 11, 2020 GMT HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced Friday that he’s chosen Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton to be the state’s new tax commissioner. Boughton, who lost in the 2018 Republican primary in his third run for governor, plans to resign as mayor before taking charge of the state’s Department of Revenue Services on Dec. 18, Lamont said. Boughton said in a statement that he was “excited about the chance to serve the people” of the state. Legislators ...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 1:27 pm ET Replies(5) Gov. Ned Lamont has promised Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton "the freedom to be me," the mayor said. (Rich Kirby/Patch Media) DANBURY, CT — Mayor Mark Boughton said his goodbyes to staff and residents in an impromptu Facebook livestream Friday afternoon. In true Mayor Mark Boughton fashion, he said he would be back for another livestream on Monday, to discuss his favorite Netflix shows. On Friday, Gov. Ned Lamont named Boughton to be commissioner...

Governor Lamont Appoints #Danbury @MayorMark as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services

The governor is appointing Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton to be the next commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services. Gov. Ned Lamont released a statement...

Governor Lamont Appoints #Danbury @MayorMark as Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services. He will begin serving as commissioner on Friday, December 18, and plans to resign his position as mayor prior to taking on this new role with the state.

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 10:23 am ET Replies(7) Mayor Mark Boughton will be named as commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services, according to a report. (Patch Media) DANBURY, CT — Gov. Ned Lamont has named Mayor Mark Boughton as commissioner of the Department of Revenue Services. If the legislature signs off, Boughtons term as mayor would come to an end. City Council President Joe Cavo would take the reins of city government once Boughton vacated the seat, and until the City Counci...