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Maui Vacations, Luxury Watch Among Bribes that Influenced Wine Buyer From Newport Beach, Federal Prosecutors Say
Patrick Briones accepted luxury gifts and vacations worth tens of thousands of dollars to promote certain wines in a grocery chain with 300 Southern California stores.
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Maui vacations, luxury watch among bribes that influenced wine buyer from Newport Beach, federal prosecutors say
A former wine buyer for a Southern California grocery chain demanded alcohol suppliers bribe him with vacations, gift cards and other valuable items before he considered selling or continuing to sell their products at hundreds of stores across the region, according to federal prosecutors. Patrick Briones of Newport Beach was charged with conspiracy and commercial bribery after prosecutors accused him of demanding and accepting bribes from alcoho…
·Cherokee County, United States
Read Full ArticleMaui vacations, luxury watches: Wine buyer at major California grocery chain accused of taking bribes
Newport Beach resident Patrick Briones, who worked as an assistant sales manager for wines at Albertsons, faces charges of commercial bribery and conspiracy to defraud the United States.
·Los Angeles, United States
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