The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) have reached an agreement with Native Trading Associates (NTA) to make NTA the first manufacturer on the Saint Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York to come into compliance with federal law.

The settlement resolves issues related to NTA's manufacture of tobacco products on an Indian reservation without the payment of federal excise tax, manufacturing without a permit or bond, and the distribution of cigarettes in violation of the Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act (CCTA). NTA will pay taxes on all cigarettes it manufactures, and keep all required records under the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the CCTA. NTA is a member of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and manufactures tobacco products on its reservation in New York. (pi)