Maine has been sending fines to the homes of people charging them hundreds of dollars in fines. I know of one man who paid atleast $200 in fines for purchasing 2 cartons of cigarettes online. The BIG question is how do they know if they are not somehow monitoring the credit cards of Maine consumers. I would think this would be against the law.
Well, it is, it was, and as of today, it's settled.
From what I’ve read, the state of Maine was actually issuing subpoenas against the billing records of various well-known online cigarette sellers, and cross-checking for Maine addresses.