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Moonshine crackdown aims to end Appalachia bootlegging run
Virginia and North Carolina authorities lead Operation Lightning Strike in the most comprehensive probe of moonshining in Appalachia. Seven more defendants face federal charges, after twelve pleaded guilty. Ralph Hale Sr. maintains innocence. Hale and family allegedly produced 213 780 gallons 1992 1999 with $2.9 million in unpaid taxes.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
D.C
Appalachia
Ralph Hale Sr
North Carolina
Jack Allen Powell
Alcohol Beverage Control Board
Franklin County
Richmond
Hale
Powell
Bart McEntire
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Mason- Dixon Line
McEntire
Ralph Hale Jr
Shirley Hale Whitlow
Judy
Roscoe Reynolds
Bev Whitmer
Virginia Abc