Category Archives: Crimes

Calif. Winery Owner, Trump Buddy, Arrested for Lobbying

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

A tip of the hat to wine-searcher.com for noting that Thomas Barrack, who was arrested a few days ago for violating foreign lobbyist registration rules, was not only a real estate investment company and close friend of former President Donald … Continue reading →

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Filibuster Distillery Indicted for Illegal Dumping

Posted on January 19, 2021 by Joel Whitaker

Filibuster Distillery and its owner, Siddharth Dilawri, were indicted, charged with dumping more than 40,000 gallons  industrial waste without a permit into a publicly owned waste treatment works. According to the indictments, the dumping of waste primarily occurred in November 2018, but … Continue reading →

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Court of Master Sommeliers Exec, Board Step Down in Scandal

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Court of Master Sommeliers continues to be rocked by allegations of sexual misconduct by a number of members.  Geoff Kruth, chief operating officer of the Americas unit, has stepped down, the board has said it will resign and called for … Continue reading →

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Scandal at the Court of Master Sommeliers

Posted on November 2, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

To work your way up to become a Master Sommelier, if you’re a woman you need to have sex with old male Masters.  That’s the gist of a disturbing article in The New York Times in which a number of … Continue reading →

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For 6 Years, Beam Suntory Paid Bribes to Indian Officials, Now It’s Paying the U.S. $19.6 Million to Settle Criminal Charges

Posted on October 27, 2020 by Joel Whitaker

Beam Suntory Inc. agreed to pay a criminal monetary penalty of $19,572,885 to resolve the department’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), the Justice Department said. The resolution arises in part out of Beam’s scheme to … Continue reading →

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