Philip Morris USA said on Sept. 18 it sued two Internet operators in federal court for allegedly selling illegally imported cigarettes with the company’s trademarks, including the Marlboro brand.

In its filing with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the company said the owners or operators of paylessmoke.com, cigmall.net and several related Web sites sold cigarettes that violated the Imported Cigarette Compliance Act of 2000.