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2 Indicted in $100 Million Wine Collateral Fraud Scheme

It was an “intoxicating investment opportunity,” attorneys in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn said. The defendants, who were indicted in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, N.Y., told investors that the defendants’ company, Bordeaux Cellars, brokered loans between investors and … Continue reading

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Bordeaux Producer Sentenced to Prison for Wine Fraud

French authorities found Vincent Lataste’s company, Sequoia, “attempted deception on substantial quantities of wine,” and other offenses.  He was sentenced to a year in prison and his company, renamed Awesome was fined €100,000, €50,000 of which was suspended, while he … Continue reading

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