United States v. Mansour

DECISION AND ORDER

HONORABLE RICHARD J. ARCARA, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This case is before the Court on several motions filed by the Defendant, Brenda Mansour. The Defendant first moves to suppress evidence recovered from a war-rantless administrative search of the convenience store at which she worked. That search was conducted by investigators from the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance (DTF) with the purpose of ensuring that the deli was in compliance with New York State laws related to the State’s excise tax on cigarettes. During their search, the DTF investigators…