Fraud Trial Roils Bordeaux
For several years, a group of wine professionals trucked in millions of bottles worth of Spanish wine and used false …
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Principals of wine brokerage firm Bordeaux Cellars are accused of defrauding investors
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U.S. Authorities Deport Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan
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Wine Ponzi Schemer John Fox Released Early from Prison
The former owner of bankrupt retailer Premier Cru, who defrauded customers out of millions of dollars in collectible wines, …
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Where in the World Is Wine Counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan?
The convicted forger of top Burgundies and Bordeauxs finished his prison sentence and faces deportation proceedings
Punctured Tanks to Pilfered Grapes, Global Wine Crimes and Blunders Run Rampant
A Frenchman tries a self-checkout scam with a classified-growth Bordeaux. A famed wine merchant falls prey to an elaborate …