re: Has anyone ever met or known someone that works for big tobacco or the IRS?

Brown and Williamson was HQ'd here in Louisville until until the early 00s. Know several folks that worked for them. They merged with Reynolds about 20 years ago so a lot of those folks headed to Winston Salem at that point.

There was a big suite on the backside of Cardinal Stadium (UofL) that was sponsored by them as well. They threw a fair amount of money at the University of Louisville.