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APPALACHIA, Va. Authorities have seized more than 400-thousand dollars and gambling paraphernalia in a raid of three buildings in downtown Appalachia stemming from an investigation into gambling and corruption.
Special prosecutor Tim McAfee says 11 seizure warrants were issued for a handful of bank and investment accounts as well as safe deposit boxes. The buildings were seized in the raids Saturday and yesterday, but NO arrests have been made.
McAfee says some town officials received money to keep police away from the gambling operations. He says some current and past town officials were frequent visitors.
The raid stems from an investigation late last year into allegations of irregularities in Appalachia's 2004 town election. Prosecutors claim 14 town officials and residents conspired to rig the race so they could benefit from illegal activities.
The town's mayor, a councilman and a police captain were among those indicted by a Wise County grand jury in March on election fraud charges. |
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