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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.

Summary by OC Register
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…

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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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