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Are Viva supermarkets in Sacramento area open after federal raid?

Homeland Security Investigations officers leave the Viva Supermarket on Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova on Thursday, OCt. 26, 2023, after federal agents temporarily closed the store, which is owned by Sacramento Councilman Sean Loloee.
Homeland Security Investigations officers leave the Viva Supermarket on Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova on Thursday, OCt. 26, 2023, after federal agents temporarily closed the store, which is owned by Sacramento Councilman Sean Loloee. hamezcua@sacbee.com

Three Sacramento-area supermarkets owned by Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee have reopened following a raid this week by federal authorities, The Bee confirmed Friday morning.

Viva Supermarkets in North Sacramento, Del Paso Heights and Rancho Cordova were temporally closed for several hours Thursday. Homeland Security Investigations, the IRS criminal investigations and the California Department of Justice conducted an “authorized criminal enforcement activity” at the locations but it’s unclear if it was connected to investigations into Loloee or if any arrests were made, according to previous Sacramento Bee reporting.

Federal agents remove “temporarily closed” signs at the Viva Supermarket on Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The store is owned by Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee.
Federal agents remove “temporarily closed” signs at the Viva Supermarket on Folsom Boulevard in Rancho Cordova on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. The store is owned by Sacramento City Councilman Sean Loloee. Hector Amezcua hamezcua@sacbee.com

Loloee has been accused three times by federal prosecutors since 2009 of not complying with federal minimum wage, overtime compensation, record keeping and child labor laws.

Sacramento area Viva Supermarkets reopen

Location: 4211 Norwood Ave., Sacramento

Phone: 916-993-4100

Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m, seven days a week

Location: 3845 Marysville Blvd., Sacramento

Phone: 916-922-2006

Hours: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., seven days a week

Location: 10385 Folsom Blvd., Rancho Cordova

Phone: 916-476-4243

Hours: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week

This story was originally published October 27, 2023 at 9:14 AM.

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