5.f Scandia Tobacco background reportWashington
Office of the Sheriff
Commitment to E.rceffence
November 25, 2019
To: Ms. Brenda Eklund
From: Curt Zacharias
RE: Tobacco License Renewal
Business: Scandia Tobacco
WCSO Report No. WC -OE -19112501
Dan Starry
Sheriff
Brian R. Mueller
Chief Deputy
Per your request, I conducted a background investigation of Scandia Tobacco for the purposes of
tobacco license renewal. Upon checking our in house records, I found that this business had failed a
compliance check when one of the employees sold tobacco to an underage person. This offense
occurred on October 18, 2019 and resulted when the Washington County Sheriff's Office was
conducting tobacco compliance checks of area businesses. Business owner, Mr. Osama Masoud was
notified of the violation. The case was referred to the Washington County Attorney's Office for
charging consideration for Gross Misdemeanor Sale of Tobacco/Tobacco Related Device to Children
— Under 18 Years Old, MSS 609.685.1a (a).
I found no other violations or compliance failures that would prevent the renewal of their tobacco
license should your City choose to renew it.
Please call me at 651-430-7843 if you have any further questions.
Curt Zacharias
Inspector
Law Enforcement Center • 15015 62nd Street North — P.O. Box 3801, Stillwater, Minnesota 55082-3801
Phone: 651-430-7600 • Fax: 651-430-7603 • TTY: 651-430-6246
www.co.washington.mn.us
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