LOS ANGELES – A cannabis operator accused of running unlicensed dispensaries across Southern California failed to report roughly $80 million in sales while dodging nearly $7.1 million in sales taxes owed to the state, California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Wednesday.
Pin Hsien Hsu is facing a 66-count felony complaint tied to what prosecutors described as an extensive number of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Bernardino counties.
Prosecutors allege Hsu operated the dispensaries from April 2019 through November 2022 while failing to file sales tax returns or report the sales. The unpaid sales taxes were allegedly owed to the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration…