"Sour Grapes" wine fraud con man deported to Indonesia

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"Sour Grapes" wine fraud con man deported to Indonesia

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A one-time California man who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper booze he rebottled in his kitchen has been deported to his native Indonesia, U.S. immigration officials said Tuesday.

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“Sour Grapes” wine fraud con man deported to Indonesia

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A one-time California man who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper booze he rebottled in his kitchen has been deported to his native Indonesia, U.S. immigration officials said Tuesday.Rudy Kurniawan, 44, was deported last week on a commercial flight from Dallas/Fort Worth ...

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Sour grapes: Indonesian wine fraudster Rudy Kurniawan deported from US

A one-time California man who bilked wine collectors out of millions by selling cheaper booze he rebottled in his kitchen has been deported to his native Indonesia, US immigration officials said.Rudy Kurniawan, 44, was deported last week on a commercial flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Tangerang City, Bann, Indonesia, according to a statement from US Customs and Immigration Enforcement released on Tuesday.“He is a public sa…

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Wine fraudster who conned wealthy clients out of $150m deported from US

An Indonesian fraudster who duped wealthy clients by using old bottles and counterfeit labels to sell $150 million of cheap wine has been deported from the United States.Rudy Kurniawan, 44, had

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"Sour Grapes" wine fraud con man deported to Indonesia