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Moonshiner Goes Legit as Alcohol Fuel Maker in Kentucky
Levi Dorton, a 71-year-old former moonshiner near Matewan, has operated a gasohol still under a federal permit since 1987. He produces up to 10,000 proof gallons a year for fuel, not sale, and says authorities rarely bother him. Dorton learned the craft as a youth, raises a large family, and plans to keep the operation limited to family use, not teaching his 12-year-old son.
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Ccarr, Ky
Levi Dorton
Treasury
West Virginia
Matewan
Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Dorton
Alan Graham
Louisville
ATF
Tors
Kentucky
Jimmy Carter
Habitat For Humanity Project
Graham
Joe Darmand
Leestown Co
Frankfort
Blanton
Levi Jr