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Moonshiners and Corruption during Prohibition
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The Hell Hole Swamp area was the site of illicit liquor activities during Prohibition, which led to a five-year federal investigation resulting in the indictment of 30 individuals, including magistrates and constables. One of them, Buster Murdoch, was found guilty and sentenced to prison.
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Buster Murdoch was indicted as part of a criminal network of moonshiners in the Hell Hole Swamp area during Prohibition.
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Moonshiners
Summary
Buster Murdoch was indicted as part of a criminal network of moonshiners in the Hell Hole Swamp area during Prohibition. After a two-week trial featuring the testimony of a witness who paid money to carry a constable's badge, he was found guilty.