Archive for July, 2010


Albany Stop-N-Shop owners indicted on racketeering charges

Law enforcement agents in Dougherty County have arrested three owners of the Stop-N-Shop gas station in Albany, Georgia. The Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office has announced that the owners have been indicted on charges of racketeering and money laundering. WALB has the story. Authorities arrested George Bagain and Melanie Bagain at their Albany home while Ayaz Ahmed was arrested inside the Stop-N-Shop. Police also searched two Lee County homes as well as the convenience store and seized ...

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Albany, Georgia convenience store and other businesses raided in money laundering investigation

Georgia law enforcement agents conducted three raids in Dougherty and Lee Counties on Friday including a convenient store in Albany, Georgia. The raids were conducted as part of an ongoing money laundering and racketeering investigation involving gambling machines. WALB has the story. One of the raids took place at the Stop and Shop located at 2201 South Liberty Expressway in Albany. During the raid, agents from the Dougherty County District Attorney’s Office seized numerous documents. Authorities say ...

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