In a strange twist, investigators performing surveillance on the location saw that the defendants regularly brought dead goats into the business. After conducting their search, the Tax Department investigators called members of the state Department of Agriculture and Markets and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to the scene. The defendants were cited under provisions of state Agriculture and Markets Law. While we handle numerous bootlegging cases, this is the first one in my memory that involves dead animals. The two will answer the charges September 9 in Albany Police Court.
All charges are allegations and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty.