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Grocer convicted in money laundering case

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on June 12, 2008

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By Brandon Ortiz
bortiz@herald-leader.com
A Lexington grocer was convicted Thursday of 23 criminal counts for his role in a money laundering scheme for organized retail theft rings.
Federal prosecutors said Abduhl Sulaiman, 47, laundered millions of dollars for five organized crime rings that dealt in stolen baby formula and health and beauty products, a prosecutor said Monday.
A U.S. District Court jury in Lexington convicted Sulaiman of one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering , 10 counts of failure to file currency transaction reports and 12 counts of money laundering. The jury acquitted Sulaiman of five counts of money laundering.
Federal prosecutors said Sulaiman, through his grocery, Stop N Shop Discount Food on Winburn Drive, helped organized retail theft rings hide illegitimate profits by cashing third-party checks and wire transfers for them.
Sulaiman’s attorney, C. Wayne Shepherd, argued at trial that Sulaiman ran a legitimate business and was not aware that the other businesses were involved in organized crime.
Check Kentucky.com and Friday’s Herald-Leader for updates to this story.

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1 Clay
June 12, 2008 at 5:54 pm

Glad the Feds had the case. The state has surrendered to the criminal element to save dollars

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Ashlee Clark is the Richmond bureau reporter for the Herald-Leader. She has covered general assignments in Madison, Clark, Estill, Powell and Montgomery counties since she joined the newspaper in September 2007. Ashlee, a Louisville native, is a graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she received degrees in journalism and sociology.

Shawntaye Hopkins is the Herald-Leader’s police reporter, covering local law enforcement, fire and EMS and breaking news. She joined the staff in September 2006 as the newspaper’s night police reporter. Shawntaye, a Louisville native, graduated from Western Kentucky University where she studied journalism and criminology. Shawntaye resides in Lexington.

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