Franklin County (NC) man gets 30 months for moonshine

[The Straight Story]

Franklin County man gets 30 months for moonshine

A Franklin County man will spend 30 months in a federal prison for his role in an operation that distributed thousands of gallons of moonshine across Virginia.

John David Fralin was among six people convicted in the operation. He pleaded guilty in September to conspiracy and producing untaxed liquor.

U.S. District Judge James Turk sentenced Fralin on Wednesday and ordered him to serve two years’ supervised probation after completing his prison term.

Two other defendants already have been sentenced. Sentencings are pending for the remaining three.

During the investigation, federal agents found four 1,200-gallon pots used to make moonshine at a site in Halifax County.

http://www.godanriver.com/gdr/news/local/danville_news/article/franklin_county_man_gets_30_months_for_moonshine1/8404/

[Simplylivin]

1. Wow~

Thirty months in prison!! That's a lot of moonshine there... :)

[babylonsister]

2. Private businesses that didn't hurt anyone. Great job. How about real

criminals, or is this really one?

[Contrary1]

3. I only had moonshine once...

My best friend dragged me home, told my dad that "bad corn" had been served for dinner, and that everyone got sick. :rofl:

I'm sure he didn't buy into that one, but he never let on.

[Simplylivin]

4. Yeah...

I akways wondered why it was so bad to make moonshine... I guess it's the fact that they're circumventing the tax system?
Seems like a long prison sentence for something like that... I've heard of people who committed violent crimes who served less time. :(