Long Island Wine Retailer Charged With Futures Fraud

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Issue: March 31, 2005

In a second federal case involving fraudulent sales of sought-after 2000 Bordeaux futures, a Long Island wine merchant has been charged with scamming customers out of more than $500,000 in wine. A complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn, N.

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