Wine counterfeiter sentenced to ten years in prison

Fraudster Rudy Kurniawan made millions on fake vintage bottles of wine



Asians behaving badly... wine counterfeiter edition! Last week in New York, the wine collecting world's most infamous con man was sentenced to ten years in prison after getting caught pulling a multimillion dollar scam.

Counterfeit Fine-Wine Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years

37-year-old Rudy Kurniawan, once a prolific wine collector, was convicted last December on two counts of mail fraud after selling more than $20 million of counterfeit rare vintages to wealthy wine enthusiasts. In addition to prison time, he was ordered to forfeit $20 million and to pay more than $28 million in restitution to his victims.

crazy wine fraud story to be adapted into movie

Interesting. A few months back, I read a fascinating story about Rudy Karniawan, a mysterious figure who worked his way into the elite world rare collectible wine and pulled one of the biggest wine scams in history.

Now it looks like they're turning the story of the real-life wine caper, based on the Vanity Fair article, into a feature film.

Level One's Bill Todman Jr, Edward Milstein To Make Film About Wine Fraud Who Sold Bogus Bottles To Milstein.