An unlicensed cannabis retailer with dispensaries in Los Angeles and Orange counties is facing felony charges for allegedly dodging payment of nearly $7.1 million in taxes, officials announced Wednesday.
The defendant, Pin Hsien Hsu, whose age and hometown were not immediately available, allegedly failed to file sales tax returns or report roughly $80 million in sales, according to California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
From April 2019 through November 2022, Hsu operated an extensive number of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange and San Bernardino counties, prosecutors contend…