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Federal Agents Raid Sag Harbor 7-Eleven

Illegal alien harboring and identity theft at the center of major case, according to US Attorney's office.

Investigators raided the Sag Harbor 7-Eleven Monday, according to several bystanders who tried to get coffee there this morning. 

Authorities reportedly searched markets in popular convenience stores across Long Island. 

State Troopers and Homeland Security agents were seen at the Sag Harbor 7-Eleven, off of Long Island Avenue. Officers shut down the parking lot and told customers to leave. 

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United States Attorney Loretta E. Lynch will hold a press conference at 11 a.m. in Brooklyn, "to announce the filing of charges and arrest of multiple defendants and nationwide enforcement actions in a major alien harboring and identity theft case," according to a statement from her office. 

Stay tuned for updates.

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