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Winegate scandal convicts eight in Bordeaux fraud case
Eight defendants including Pierre Bert and the Cruse cousins are convicted in France’s Winegate case. Bert receives a year in jail and a $6,000 fine, while Lionel and Yvan Cruse receive suspended sentences, fines, and probation. The court faults wine tasters for failing to detect fraud as adulterated Bordeaux was topped up with cheaper wines. ten others are acquitted.
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