Tag Archives: John Manfreda

Industry Honors TTB’s John Manfreda’s ‘Life of Humble Leadership’

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

As Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau officials notified their staffs this morning of the sudden passing of Administrator

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College at Berkeley in the 1970s, a Federal Career Culminating with Helping to Birth TTB Define NABI’s New President.

Posted on February 19, 2019 by Donna Whitaker

Editor’s Note:  This is the first of a series about the people who represent the alcohol beverage industry in Washington.   Robert Tobaissen, the new president of the National Association of Beverage Importers, grew up in San Francisco

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Congress Acted in Haste, Now Wineries Can Repent at Leisure

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

You may recall that the tax bill was rushed through last year, and even President Trump condemned the fact that the bill was voted on

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Warsteiner Importers Pays Record $900,000 Offer in Compromise for Trade Practice Violations

Posted on May 3, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) accepted a $900,000 offer in compromise from Warsteiner Importers Agency Inc. for alleged violations of the trade practice provisions of the Federal Alcohol Administration (FAA) Act.

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Former ATF Head: Moving ATF Agents to TTB ‘Good Government’

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

President Trump’s budget proposal to transfer the contraband cigarette and a few obscure criminal laws relating to alcohol from

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Schumer Blasts TTB, Says Proposed Rule Could Stifle Cider Makers

Posted on March 27, 2018 by Donna Whitaker

Alcohol & Tobacco Tax & Trade Bureau (TTB) should immediately reverse a proposed rule mandating use of the terms

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