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Rainsville city employee arrested for illegal winery operation at waste water treatment plant
Multiple local and state agencies are investigating.
Posted: Dec 18, 2020 4:54 PM
Updated: Dec 18, 2020 5:25 PM
Posted By: Ashley Thusius
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The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office has charged a Rainsville city employee for an illegal winery operation at the waste water treatment plant.
Allen Maurice Stiefel, 62, of Fyffe is charged with unlawful possession of an illegally manufactured alcoholic beverage, a misdemeanor and use of official position for personal gain, which is a class B felony.
Allen Maurice Stiefel
Rainsville Mayor Roger Lingerfelt said Stiefel is suspended without pay pending the outcome of this investigation. He said he received a call from the sheriff’s office at about 4:30 p.m. Thursday, saying they needed access to the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
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From the Tribune staff reports
RAINSVILLE An illegal winery that law enforcement officials are saying may be the biggest seen in Alabama was discovered at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant in DeKalb County. Authorities said the winery appears to have been in operation at the sewage treatment plant for a long time.
DeKalb County Sheriff Nick Weldon said that on Thursday, December 17, at approximately 3 p.m., DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office investigators and narcotics unit agents uncovered a large illegal winery while following up on a tip.
“Earlier today, an anonymous tip was received stating that a possible illegal alcohol operation was taking place at a City of Rainsville municipal building,” Weldon said.
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DeKalb County Sheriff s Office shuts down large illegal winery at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant
Part of what the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office described as an illegal winery that was discovered at the Rainsville Wast Water Treatment Plant on Thursday, December 17, 2020. (Courtesy: DCSO)
Investigators said the operation was likely going on for months at the facility.
Posted: Dec 17, 2020 10:16 PM
Updated: Dec 18, 2020 3:04 AM
Posted By: Will Robinson-Smith
Multiple local and state agencies are investigating after the DeKalb County Sheriff s Office said they were tipped off about a large illegal winery at the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
On Thursday, investigators received an anonymous tip about the operation and coordinated with Mayor Roger Lingerfelt to gain access to the facility.