Results 1 to 12 of 12

Thread: NUNES wine co. being sued for 'charity' cruise for investors with coke & prostitutes

  1. #1 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Posts
    14,413
    Thanks
    308
    Thanked 7,511 Times in 4,834 Posts
    Groans
    17
    Groaned 1,798 Times in 1,605 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default NUNES wine co. being sued for 'charity' cruise for investors with coke & prostitutes

    Well, that's as succinct at title as I can make to get your attention. Nunes is part owner of the winery. (In fact one of the few assets he has listed on his federal disclosure form). There was a 'wine cruise' auctioned off as a fundraiser. Winery investors were aboard. Apparently hookers were hired. Coke was supplied. A good time was had by many or all. But it caused the non-sex workers, or at least one, to have to hide out.

    You gotta read some of the details, you won't believe this shit. Gee I wonder if Nunes was on this cruise--that would CERTAINLY give us insight into his and TRUMP'S BOND!!

    WHAT THE HELL CHARITY WAS IT FOR??

    A yacht, cocaine, prostitutes: Winery partly owned by Nunes sued after fundraiser event


    BY MACKENZIE MAYS
    mmays@fresnobee.com

    May 23, 2018 11:56 AM
    Updated 3 hours 41 minutes ago

    In 2015, Alene Anase was asked by her employer Alpha Omega Winery to serve guests as part of a charity cruise on the San Francisco Bay.
    But what she expected to be a routine shift serving wine turned into a nightmare, according to court documents.

    The guests aboard the yacht that night — described in her 2016 lawsuit as 25 of the Napa Valley-based winery’s top investors, all men — were openly using what appeared to be cocaine and “drawing straws” for which sex worker to hire, according to the lawsuit.

    Alpha Omega, which boasts "world-class wines in a convivial setting," settled with Anase for an undisclosed amount in Napa County Superior Court the same year. The winery is owned by Robin Baggett, a major benefactor of Cal Poly, and its investors include his friend Rep. Devin Nunes.

    Anase alleges that on the Aug. 12, 2015 cruise she could hear sexual activity happening in the yacht’s bedrooms and witnessed men "fondling and suckling" sex workers' breasts — some who appeared to be “too young to consent." At least one of the several John Does listed as defendants allegedly suggested that Anase should also “provide services of a sexual nature."

    But she couldn't just leave — she was on the water. She called the winery seeking help, and a higher-up employee told her to "lie low" to avoid harassment, the lawsuit says.

    When the cruise ended, the men “lined the prostitutes up on the deck of the yacht, reviewed out loud and in detail the sexual services performed and paid them in front of Plaintiff,” according to the lawsuit....

    http://www.fresnobee.com/news/busine...210912434.html
    WK1 3/28-/4 _Cases 301k--Dead 18.1k Lethality 2.72%
    WK2 4/5-/13 _Cases 555k--Dead 22.1K Lethality 3.9%
    WK3 4/20-/21 Cases 774k -Dead 37.2K Lethality 4.8%
    WK4 4/22-/29 Cases 1M --Dead 58.8K Lethality 5.9%
    WK5 5/1-/8__ Cases 1.3M -Dead 75.7K Lethality 6.1%
    WK6 5/9-16__Cases 1.4M --Dead 85.8K Lethality 6.1%
    WK7 5/17-24_Cases 1.7M - Dead 97.6K Lethality 5.9%
    WK8 5/28 Cases 1.7M - DEAD 101.2K - Same

  2. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Centerleftfl For This Post:

    Jack (05-24-2018), Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  3. #2 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Posts
    47,509
    Thanks
    17,005
    Thanked 13,151 Times in 10,077 Posts
    Groans
    452
    Groaned 2,450 Times in 2,265 Posts
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default

    I didn't read any further than the 'Yacht, Cocaine, and Prostitutes'. Why would anybody sue? (Well, unless there WEREN'T any yachts, cocaine, or prostitutes)

  4. The Following User Says Thank You to Jack For This Post:

    Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  5. #3 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Posts
    19,925
    Thanks
    9,718
    Thanked 8,879 Times in 6,106 Posts
    Groans
    105
    Groaned 594 Times in 580 Posts
    Blog Entries
    4

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    I didn't read any further than the 'Yacht, Cocaine, and Prostitutes'. Why would anybody sue? (Well, unless there WEREN'T any yachts, cocaine, or prostitutes)
    Newsweek is reporting the same story.

    http://www.newsweek.com/winery-part-...t-party-942405

  6. The Following User Says Thank You to kudzu For This Post:

    Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  7. #4 | Top
    Join Date
    Oct 2016
    Location
    land-locked in Ocala,FL
    Posts
    27,321
    Thanks
    30,862
    Thanked 16,758 Times in 11,557 Posts
    Groans
    1,063
    Groaned 889 Times in 847 Posts

    Default

    So many investors are there total?

    https://www.aowinery.com/assets/clie...et_6.27.17.pdf

    https://www.aowinery.com/Partners

    *****************************************

    On 22 March 2017, liberal blogs such as the Palmer Report and Addicting Info posted stories that said House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes had business ties to Russia, because a winery he is invested in sold wine bottles in Russia through a Russian beverage distributor:

    According to Scott Dworkin of the respected Democratic Coalition Against Trump, the Nunes’ winery has a Russian distributor who is close to Vladimir Putin. This means Nunes has the vast majority of his small net worth tied up in a business venture which partially relies on sales in Russia. At the least, Nunes benefits greatly if Trump remains in office long enough to continue repealing Russian sanctions. Is this why Nunes is so desperate to protect Trump?

    The Palmer Report post quoted above contained a link to a table published by the Los Angeles Times listing Nunes’ financial wealth. (The Times provided information for all California members of Congress, not just Nunes, who was listed by the publication as 37th in wealth out of 55 legislators.) Nunes reported having $50,001 invested in Alpha Omega Winery, a family-owned Napa Valley-based business.

    According to Alpha Omega spokeswoman Kelly Carter, the winery’s founder Robin Bagget invited Nunes and a few other personal friends to invest in his winery in 2005. It opened for business in 2006. Carter sent us a company statement by e-mail:

    The only time Alpha Omega did business in Russia was in 2013 when a broker handled a one-time transaction for 22 cases of wine.

    Rep. Devin Nunes is one of a few friends Alpha Omega managing partner Robin Baggett invited to invest in the winery in 2005. None of the investors has ever been involved with the management of the company. Robin is the sole managing partner and ultimate decision maker at Alpha Omega. Robin has made a point to never mix politics with the business of Alpha Omega. Our business model is simple: grow great grapes, make great wine, hire great people and provide our customers with a great experience.


    The Russian alcohol broker Luding was listed on the winery’s web site as a distributor, but was removed. Screen shots of the page were posted to social media along with the claim that it proved Russian ties between the winery and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    There is no evidence that Alpha Omega Winery has any substantive business relationship with Russian wine brokers. According to Carter, the company’s primary business is in the United States: 90 percent of sales are direct-to-customer, and only 10 percent of sales are through distributors. Most of the distribution occurs in the United States, with some sales in various countries, such as Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland and Thailand.

    Carter confirmed that Luding was the broker that sells Alpha Omega’s wine to Russian customers, but added the information was removed from the California winery’s web site because it was out of date. Luding still lists Alpha Omega on its web site as a supplier, along with six other U.S. wineries. Purchasers can select one of three offerings from Alpha Omega (which were, as the company stated, from vintages prior to 2013: a 2009 cabernet sauvignon, a 2010 proprietary red or a 2012 chardonnay). Luding also lists wine makers from 31 other countries among its suppliers including France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and New Zealand.

    Scott Dworkin, a community organizer for Democratic Coalition Against Trump, tweeted to his 111,000 followers that that Luding was “close” to Russian president Vladimir Putin, with the only proof being that they had offered Putin a birthday greeting and gift basket in 2007.

    We have not received a response from Nunes’ spokesman, Jack Langer. However, we don’t find the fact that Alpha Omega Winery sold wine to a distributor in Russia proves that Nunes has any improper business interests in Russia relating to his wine investment. If the company’s statement is true that the wine was sold to Luding for distribution in Russia in 2013, that would place the transaction well before the Russian government was accused of meddling in the 2016 presidential election. There also doesn’t seem to be anything suspicious at face value about California wine being sold in Russia – Luding sells wine from all over the world to its customers.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/de...s-wine-russia/

    *********************************

    Nunes has had nothing to do with running the winery and is simply "one of a few friends Alpha Omega managing partner Robin Baggett invited to invest in the winery in 2005. None of the investors has ever been involved with the management of the company. Robin is the sole managing partner and ultimate decision maker at Alpha Omega. Robin has made a point to never mix politics with the business of Alpha Omega."

    4/17/17 https://www.townandcountrymag.com/so...-nunes-winery/
    Abortion rights dogma can obscure human reason & harden the human heart so much that the same person who feels
    empathy for animal suffering can lack compassion for unborn children who experience lethal violence and excruciating
    pain in abortion.

    Unborn animals are protected in their nesting places, humans are not. To abort something is to end something
    which has begun. To abort life is to end it.



  8. The Following User Groans At Stretch For This Awful Post:

    Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  9. #5 | Top
    Join Date
    Dec 2017
    Posts
    5,115
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked 1,177 Times in 991 Posts
    Groans
    0
    Groaned 313 Times in 276 Posts

    Default

    She knew it was a party. If she didn't want to be a participant at the party, she shouldn't have gotten on the boat.

  10. The Following User Says Thank You to hvilleherb For This Post:

    cancel2 2022 (05-26-2018)

  11. #6 | Top
    Join Date
    Feb 2018
    Posts
    14,413
    Thanks
    308
    Thanked 7,511 Times in 4,834 Posts
    Groans
    17
    Groaned 1,798 Times in 1,605 Posts
    Blog Entries
    3

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Stretch View Post
    So many investors are there total?

    https://www.aowinery.com/assets/clie...et_6.27.17.pdf

    https://www.aowinery.com/Partners

    *****************************************

    On 22 March 2017, liberal blogs such as the Palmer Report and Addicting Info posted stories that said House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes had business ties to Russia, because a winery he is invested in sold wine bottles in Russia through a Russian beverage distributor:

    According to Scott Dworkin of the respected Democratic Coalition Against Trump, the Nunes’ winery has a Russian distributor who is close to Vladimir Putin. This means Nunes has the vast majority of his small net worth tied up in a business venture which partially relies on sales in Russia. At the least, Nunes benefits greatly if Trump remains in office long enough to continue repealing Russian sanctions. Is this why Nunes is so desperate to protect Trump?

    The Palmer Report post quoted above contained a link to a table published by the Los Angeles Times listing Nunes’ financial wealth. (The Times provided information for all California members of Congress, not just Nunes, who was listed by the publication as 37th in wealth out of 55 legislators.) Nunes reported having $50,001 invested in Alpha Omega Winery, a family-owned Napa Valley-based business.

    According to Alpha Omega spokeswoman Kelly Carter, the winery’s founder Robin Bagget invited Nunes and a few other personal friends to invest in his winery in 2005. It opened for business in 2006. Carter sent us a company statement by e-mail:

    The only time Alpha Omega did business in Russia was in 2013 when a broker handled a one-time transaction for 22 cases of wine.

    Rep. Devin Nunes is one of a few friends Alpha Omega managing partner Robin Baggett invited to invest in the winery in 2005. None of the investors has ever been involved with the management of the company. Robin is the sole managing partner and ultimate decision maker at Alpha Omega. Robin has made a point to never mix politics with the business of Alpha Omega. Our business model is simple: grow great grapes, make great wine, hire great people and provide our customers with a great experience.


    The Russian alcohol broker Luding was listed on the winery’s web site as a distributor, but was removed. Screen shots of the page were posted to social media along with the claim that it proved Russian ties between the winery and Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    There is no evidence that Alpha Omega Winery has any substantive business relationship with Russian wine brokers. According to Carter, the company’s primary business is in the United States: 90 percent of sales are direct-to-customer, and only 10 percent of sales are through distributors. Most of the distribution occurs in the United States, with some sales in various countries, such as Canada, Japan, China, Switzerland and Thailand.

    Carter confirmed that Luding was the broker that sells Alpha Omega’s wine to Russian customers, but added the information was removed from the California winery’s web site because it was out of date. Luding still lists Alpha Omega on its web site as a supplier, along with six other U.S. wineries. Purchasers can select one of three offerings from Alpha Omega (which were, as the company stated, from vintages prior to 2013: a 2009 cabernet sauvignon, a 2010 proprietary red or a 2012 chardonnay). Luding also lists wine makers from 31 other countries among its suppliers including France, Spain, Italy, South Africa and New Zealand.

    Scott Dworkin, a community organizer for Democratic Coalition Against Trump, tweeted to his 111,000 followers that that Luding was “close” to Russian president Vladimir Putin, with the only proof being that they had offered Putin a birthday greeting and gift basket in 2007.

    We have not received a response from Nunes’ spokesman, Jack Langer. However, we don’t find the fact that Alpha Omega Winery sold wine to a distributor in Russia proves that Nunes has any improper business interests in Russia relating to his wine investment. If the company’s statement is true that the wine was sold to Luding for distribution in Russia in 2013, that would place the transaction well before the Russian government was accused of meddling in the 2016 presidential election. There also doesn’t seem to be anything suspicious at face value about California wine being sold in Russia – Luding sells wine from all over the world to its customers.

    https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/de...s-wine-russia/

    *********************************

    Nunes has had nothing to do with running the winery and is simply "one of a few friends Alpha Omega managing partner Robin Baggett invited to invest in the winery in 2005. None of the investors has ever been involved with the management of the company. Robin is the sole managing partner and ultimate decision maker at Alpha Omega. Robin has made a point to never mix politics with the business of Alpha Omega."

    4/17/17 https://www.townandcountrymag.com/so...-nunes-winery/
    I took it from HIS LOCAL NEWSPAPER. Directly, not 'as repeated'. Take it up with the Fresno Bee.
    WK1 3/28-/4 _Cases 301k--Dead 18.1k Lethality 2.72%
    WK2 4/5-/13 _Cases 555k--Dead 22.1K Lethality 3.9%
    WK3 4/20-/21 Cases 774k -Dead 37.2K Lethality 4.8%
    WK4 4/22-/29 Cases 1M --Dead 58.8K Lethality 5.9%
    WK5 5/1-/8__ Cases 1.3M -Dead 75.7K Lethality 6.1%
    WK6 5/9-16__Cases 1.4M --Dead 85.8K Lethality 6.1%
    WK7 5/17-24_Cases 1.7M - Dead 97.6K Lethality 5.9%
    WK8 5/28 Cases 1.7M - DEAD 101.2K - Same

  12. The Following User Says Thank You to Centerleftfl For This Post:

    Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  13. #7 | Top
    Join Date
    Jul 2017
    Posts
    2,422
    Thanks
    1,986
    Thanked 1,606 Times in 982 Posts
    Groans
    0
    Groaned 37 Times in 36 Posts

    Default

    Damn. I never get invited to yacht parties. Best one I have been on so far was a houseboat. Oh, that was a party.
    Be Best

  14. The Following User Says Thank You to mak2 For This Post:

    Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  15. #8 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Posts
    47,509
    Thanks
    17,005
    Thanked 13,151 Times in 10,077 Posts
    Groans
    452
    Groaned 2,450 Times in 2,265 Posts
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by mak2 View Post
    Damn. I never get invited to yacht parties. Best one I have been on so far was a houseboat. Oh, that was a party.
    Just guessing here, but I don't think the 'yacht' was the main attraction?

  16. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to Jack For This Post:

    mak2 (05-26-2018), Rat Robbersson (05-26-2018)

  17. #9 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    rural NC shithole
    Posts
    1,248
    Thanks
    1,490
    Thanked 432 Times in 324 Posts
    Groans
    261
    Groaned 99 Times in 91 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Most I ever been to was a cracklin rose' orgy on a shrimp boat anchored near dry tortugas in the florida keys.
    ​sounds of silence!

  18. The Following User Says Thank You to Rat Robbersson For This Post:

    mak2 (05-26-2018)

  19. #10 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    rural NC shithole
    Posts
    1,248
    Thanks
    1,490
    Thanked 432 Times in 324 Posts
    Groans
    261
    Groaned 99 Times in 91 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    ​KARMA FOR THAT BITCH!
    ​sounds of silence!

  20. #11 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Location
    rural NC shithole
    Posts
    1,248
    Thanks
    1,490
    Thanked 432 Times in 324 Posts
    Groans
    261
    Groaned 99 Times in 91 Posts
    Blog Entries
    5

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Jack View Post
    Just guessing here, but I don't think the 'yacht' was the main attraction?
    You may be on to something there.
    ​sounds of silence!

  21. The Following User Says Thank You to Rat Robbersson For This Post:

    Jack (05-26-2018)

  22. #12 | Top
    Join Date
    May 2018
    Posts
    47,509
    Thanks
    17,005
    Thanked 13,151 Times in 10,077 Posts
    Groans
    452
    Groaned 2,450 Times in 2,265 Posts
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Rat Robbersson View Post
    Most I ever been to was a cracklin rose' orgy on a shrimp boat anchored near dry tortugas in the florida keys.
    Man, I'm starting to feel like a real Loser here.

Similar Threads

  1. Total Wine & More
    By Minister of Truth in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 05-13-2017, 06:44 PM
  2. At The Coke Zero 500
    By Howey in forum Off Topic Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 07-06-2013, 07:43 PM
  3. $350 wine? Ryan's buyin'?
    By Guns Guns Guns in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 84
    Last Post: 07-12-2011, 09:33 PM
  4. Here's The Dope on Pot Vs. Wine
    By Topspin in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 01-14-2010, 12:54 PM
  5. cruise ship oceanos and greek cruise ships
    By Don Quixote in forum Current Events Forum
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 01-26-2009, 07:09 PM

Bookmarks

Posting Rules

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •