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InRe: Patrick
Stapleton, :
FileDocket: 12-027
Respo ndent : X-
ef:
Order
No.1628
Date
Decided: 2/6/
14
DateMailed: 2/12/14
Before:
JohnJ. olger,Chair
NicholasA.Colafella,
Vice
Chair
RaquelK.Bergen
MarkR.Corrigan
RogerNick
KathrynStreeter
Lewis
This
is
a
final
adjudication
of
the
StateEthics
Commission.
Procedurally,theInvestigative
Divisionof
the
State
EthicsCommissionconducted
aninvestigation regarding
possible
violation(s) fthePublicOfficialand
Employee
Ethics
Act (
Ethics
Act),65
Pa.
C.S. 101etseq.,bythe
above-
named
Respondent.
At
the
commencementofitsinvestigation, theInvestigativeDivisionserved
upon
Respondent
writtennoticeofthespecificallegations. Upon
complet ion
ofits
investigation,
the
InvestigativeDivision
issued
and served
upon
Respondent
a
FindingsReportidentif iedas
an nvestigative
Complaint.AStipulationofFindingsand
aConsentAgreementwere
subsequentlysubmittedbythe
parties
totheCommiss ion forconsideration.
The
Stipulated Findings
are
setforthas
the
Findings
in
thisOrder.
TheConsent
Agreement
hasbeen
approved.
I.
ALLEGATIONS:
That
Patrick
Stapleton,apublicofficial/public
employee
inhis capacity
as
aMember
andChairmanofthePennsylvaniaLiquorControlBoard (PLCB),violatedSections
1103(a) nd1105(b) ftheStateEthics
Act (A ct
93of1998)whenheusedthe
authority
of
hispublic
positionfortheprivatepecuniarybenefitofhimself,
members
of
hisimmediate
family,
and/ora
business
with
which
heand/or
membersof
hisimmediate
family
are/were
associated
by
soliciting
from PLCB
vendor(
s)
onationsofwine
and/orl iquorforevents
hostedby
the
Keystone
Weekend
Inc.,anentitywith
which
Stapletonand/
ormembersof
his
immediate
familyare/wereassociated;whenhesolicitedvendor(s) fthePLCB to
arrange
for
and
provide
a
celebrity
chef(
s)
or
the
same
event;whenhereceived
hospitality, ncludingbutnotl imited to: unches,dinners,golfoutings (
which
included
cocktails,meals,greensfeesand
other
amenities),paid
for
byPLCBvendor(s), llata
t ime
when thevendor(s)
adan
ongoing
business/contractualrelationship
withthePLCB;
and
when
he
failed
to
disclose
on
Statements
of
FinancialInterests
for
the
2010
and
2011
calendar
years
the
receiptofgifts,
ransportation,hospitality
and/orlodging
from vendor(
s)
of
thePLCB.
II.
FINDINGS:
1. PatrickStapletonserved
asaMember
ofthePennsylvania
Liquor
Control
Board
PLCB) ro m approximatelyJune17,1997, hroughOctober5, 012.
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a. Stapleton
was
initiallyappointed
effective
June17,1997,andreconfirmed
on
May
10,2000,
May
17,2004,
andNovember
20,2008.
b. Stapleton
served
asChairman
ofthePLCB from
approximatelyJanuary17,
2007, hroughOctober5, 012.
c.
Stapleton
also
was
appointed
Chair
of
the
National
Alcohol
Beverage
ControlAs soc iation (NA BCA)
effectiveMay2011.
2. ThePLCB wascreatedby
state
law
onNovember29,1933,attheendof
prohibition.
a. Pennsylvania isoneofeighteen (18) tatesandtwo (2)Maryland counties
thatactivelyparticipate in
the
distribution process
tocontrol
the
sale
of
alcohol.
3.
The
PLCB isgoverned
by
athree (3)
MemberBoard,
appointedby
theGovernor
and
confirmedbytwo-hirdsof
the
StateSenate.
a. The
Board
appointsa
Chief
Executive
Officer.
4.
The
PLCBisresponsibleforregulating thesale
of
alcohol,educatingconsumerson
theresponsibleuseofalcohol,and
working
topreventunderage useofalcoholic
beverages.
5.
T he
PLCB
accomplishes
itsresponsibilities throughmarketing
and merchandising
a
retailoperation
of
approximately608
stores
with
salesof
approximately $2.1billion
in201 1-2012.
a. The
PLCB
also
oversees:
1. Regulationof17,000l icenses.
2.
Administration
of
alcohol
education
and
awarenessprograms.
b. ThecurrentemploymentcomplementofthePLCB isapproximately4,500
peoplewithfour (4)aborassociations.
6.
Between
December6, 933,andApril1934,
thePLCB
commenced operation
by
initiating thefollowing:
a. More than600
l icenses
wereapproved,
giving
the
new
l icenseholders,
such
asbarsandrestaurants,the
righttolegally
sell
alcoholforon-premises
consumption
in
Pennsylvania.
b. The
PLCB
openedsixty-hree (63) tatestoresandfive (5)
arehouses
in
the
Commonwealth.
c. ThePLCB
established
four (4) istrictofficesin
Philadelphia, Harrisburg,
Pittsburgh,andW ilkes -Ba rre.
1.
Since
1939, hePLCB
hasmaintainedits
headquartersatthe
NorthwestOffice
Building.
7. OnApri l12,1951, he
PennsylvaniaGeneralAssemblycombined existingbeer
and
l iquorlaws
intoonestatute,entitled the
Liquor
Code.
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13. Inordertohavea
productsold
by
the
PLCB,a
manufacturer/
supplierof
alcoholic
beverage
productsmayemployseveraldifferent
methods
tohaveits product
representedwithin theCommonwealthofPennsylvania.
a. Amanufacturer/supplierm ay
market
itsproductdirectly
to
thePLCBforthe
listing/delist ingprocessaswellas
for
salesand
distribution.
b. Amanufacturer/
supplier
m aymarketitsproductthrougha
vendor.
1. Forall
sales/
distribution,avendorofrecordmustbeidentifiedwith
thePLCB.
2. Amanufacturer/
supplier
m ayalsobea
ve nd or/ve nd or
ofrecord.
c.
A
manufacturer/
supplier
mayenl istthe
services
ofabroker,who
then
inturn
represents the
manufacturer/
supplieranditsproducts
before
thePLCB.
1. Anybrokermayrepresentmultiplemanufacturers/suppliers
and/
or
multipleproducts beforethePLCB.
2.
A
broker
m ay
also
serve
as
a
ve nd or/ve nd or
of
record.
14. Once
a
product
ismanufactured,ifamanufacturer/
supplier
isutilizinga
vendor/vendor
ofrecord,
product
is
thenshipped
tothe
custody
ofthe
ve nd or/ve nd or
ofrecord.
a. Thevendortakesphysical
custody
oftheproduct
for
delivery tothePLCB.
b. Payment
fortheproductismade
between
thePLCB
and
thevendor/vendor
ofrecord.
c. Ifamanufacturer/supplier isservingasitsownve nd or/ve nd or
ofrecord,
productisshippeddirectly
from
the
manufacturer/
suppliertothePLCB.
15. Ifamanufacturer/supplierisutilizingabroker,productisstilldistributed from the
ve nd or/ve nd orofrecordtothePLCB.
a. Whereabrokerisutilized,
payment
is
made
from
thePLCB
to
the
broker.
b. Abroker
m ay
alsoserveasave nd or/ve nd orofrecord.
16.
ThePLCB
periodically
reviews
allproducts
currentlysoldinPLCB
retail
stores
to
evaluate
their
profitability,andatorabout
the
same t imeconsidersnewproducts
forplacementinPLCBretailstores
througha
process
known
as isting
and
delisting.
a.
Listing/
delisting
occurs
twice
ayear,
usually
in
the
fall
and
spring
of
each
year.
b.
Thegoal
of
listing/delisting istoachievea1:1ratio, [suchthat] oreach
productlisted,
oneproduct
is
delisted,duetothe
l imitedamount
ofshelf
spaceavailableateach
PLCBretail
store.
17.
Theprocesstopresentanewproduct
forlisting
isregulated throughthePLCB.
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a. Onlyindividuals/entitieswith
a
Pennsylvania VendorPermitmaypresent
i tems
forlisting.
b. Afee
of $
50.00 (
peri tem/per
size)
oreach
proposednewproduct
listing
is
required.
c.
Appropriatepaperwork
as
well
as
two (
2)
roductsamples
for
wine
andone
1) roductsample for
spirits
isrequired tobe
submitted.
d. Once theappropriateapplication has
been
submitted,adate/imespecific
will
be
scheduled
fora
vendor/brokertopresentnewproductto [
taff]
members
ofthePLCB.
e.
Generally
two (2) ottlesofaproductareprovided
for
sampling.
1. One (1)
ottle
for
tasting
and
another
forlabel
revieware
submitted.
f PLCB [
staff]
membersusuallyresponsible
for
evaluating
newproductare:
Director
of
Marketing
and
Merchandising
Chief
Product
Management
and
Pricing
Division
MerchandisingPricing
Coordinator(s).
g. Presentationtimeislimitedtoforty-
iveto
ninety (
45-90)
minutesper
vendor/
broker
regardless
ofthenumberofi temsbeing
presented
for
new
listing.
1.
Sampling
is
to
occur
atPLCB
headquartersina
room
calledtheR EC
Room.
h. Onceanewproduct
presentation
hasbeenmade,arecommendation will
be
made
astowhether
the
newproduct
should
belisted (soldin
PLCB
retail
stores).
1. Areportof
products
tobelisted isforwarded tothe
Commissioners
for
approval.
2.
TheCommissionersdo
notparticipate inthe
new
productreview
process.
3. Commissioners
voteontheentire
recommended
new
product
list,
withoutanyindependentreviewoftheprod uct/sup po rt
data.
4.
TheDirector
ofMarketingandMerchandising
along
withthe
Chief
of
the
ProductManagementandPricingDivisionmake
the
final
recommendation tothe
Commissionas
towhatproduct(s) hould
be
listed
for
sale.
5.
Luxury
winesandone-imebuys, ncluding the
Chairman
sSelection
Program,arenotsubjecttothe
listing/
delist ingprocess.
18. Delisting
occurs
simultaneously
withthe
listingprocess.
a. The
delist ing
process is form allyterm ed catego rymanagement,
but
is
commonly
describedas bucketing
or
iltrationprocess.
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1. Products
of
liketype
are
placed
into
categories;i .
winesof
asimilar
vintage,type,style,price,etc.,aregroupedtogether.
2. I temsarecategorized
by
lengthoftimelisted: t ems listedfor
less
thanone
year
arenoteligible
for
delisting;
tems listed
for
between
eighteen to
twenty-
four (18-24)
months
are
reviewedseparatelyfrom
thosei tems
listed
twenty-
four (
24)
months
or
more.
3.
Aftereachitem
isreviewed, itis
placed into
a ucketifitpasses the
filtering
criteria.
For
example, if
a
productmeetsthethreshold
criteria,itis
ucketed
tothenextareaofreview.
4.
I tems
are
reviewed
for
theirprofitabilitywithspecialattention being
placedon:howmuchprofit [was]generated;
how
many
stores
stockedthe
i tem;percentageofprofitgrowth (20% rowth
is
viewed
by
PLCB
asa oodproduct.)
b.
Ifaproductis
to
bedelisted,
hevendor
isnotified
and
providedan
opportunity
toavoida
delisting.
1.
Act ions
such
as
an
advertisingcampaign,discounts,
and
product
samplingare
used
topromote
sales
andpossibly
avoid
adelisting.
c. Recommendations for
delistingare
similar
tol istings,
where
theDirectorof
MarketingandMerchandising alongwiththeChiefoftheProduct
ManagementandPricingDivisionmakethefinalrecommendation tothe
Commission
astowhatproduct(s) hould
be
delisted.
19. Prior
to
sometimein2012,all
product
purchasedby
thePLCB
waswarehousedin
PLCBfacilities
until
distribution
to
PLCBretail
stores.
20.
During calendaryear
2012,
thePLCBinit iated
a
purchasing/nventorysystem of
bailment.
a. Through
the
PLCBsbailmentsystem,product
is
shippedtoPLCB
warehouses
from
thevendor,asoccurred pre-
2012.
b. PLCBdoesnottransferpayment
offunds
orownership
of
theproductuntilit
istobeshipped tothePLCB
retail
stores.
c. ThePLCBsystem ofbailmentallows forgreatercontrol
over
inventory
and
alsolimits
therisk/exposure thePLCB
mayhave
regarding
productloss.
1. Throughthebailmentprocess,PLCBmaintainsnomore than
three
3)ofive (5) eeksworthofinventorywithinitswarehouses.
2.
Currently
twenty
seven (
27)
endors
are
under
bai lment
with
the
PLCB,
which
representsapproximately80%
of
the
cashvalue
of
PLCB
products
sold.
d. Priortoinitiatingabailment
process,
PLCBstaffwereresponsiblefor
predicting
the
market
for
aparticularproduct;if
saleswerenot
asexpected,
the
PLCBwould
suffera
f inanciallossthroughspoilage
of
productif
an
excessive
amount
ofproductremainedunsold.
21. Theprimaryvendorsproviding
products
to
thePLCB
are:
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SouthernWineand
Spirits
CapitalWineandSpirits
AlliedBeverage (
Majestic).
22.
SouthernWineandSpiritsofAmerica,Inc. (Southern), [claims] obe
the
nations
largestwine
andspiritsdistributor.
a.
Since
itscreation/ormation in1968,Southern
has
maintained itscorporate
officeinMiami,Florida.
b.
Currently,Southernrepresents
clients
in
no
less
thanthirty-five (35) tates
including
ControlStatesand
Open
States.
1. An OpenState eferstoastate/
urisdiction
wherewine,spirits,and
beer
salesare
conductedthroughanindependentbeverage
distributor/
retailer.
2.
A
Control
State
swhereastateorcounty
controls
orregulatesthe
distributionand/orthesaleof
wine,
spirits,and/orbeer.
3.
Pennsylvania
is
the
largestControl
State
operation in
the
United
States.
23.
SouthernWine &
Spirits
of
Pennsylvania
operates as
a
l icensed
wine
andspirits
broker-
marketer.
a.
Southern
expanded itsoperations
into
Pennsylvania in
1995.
b. Southern
employs
approximately
two-
hundred
twenty-
five (225)
sales
and
support
staff
statewide
in
Pennsylvania.
c. Southernmaintains two (2)
ffices
withinPennsylvania,oneintheKingof
Prussia
area,
andthe
other
intheGreaterPittsburghgeographic
area.
1. These
employees
are
responsible formarketingandmerchandising
alcoholicbeveragestothemore than
six-
hundred (
600)
PLCBstate
stores,aswellasPennsylvanias
14,
500
on-
premiseaccounts.
2. The
PLCB
is
Southern
sonlyoff-
premise
customer.
24. Brad
M.
Waxm an (
Waxman)
s
the
Executive
VicePresident,
General
Managerof
SouthernWine &
Spirits
of
Pennsylvania.
a. InJanuary1999,
Waxman
initiatedhis
employment
withSouthern.
1.
In
2002,Waxman
wasnamedExecutiveVice
President,
Genera l
Sales
Manager
of
Southern
s
Pennsylvania operations.
b.
Mark
Sweeneyis
theVice
PresidentandGeneralManager ofNorth
AmericanWineand
Spirits,a
divisionofSouthernWineand
Spirits.
1. Sweeneyalsomakessales
calls
toPLCBofficials andemployees.
2. In
2008,Waxmanwas
promotedtothe
position
ofExecutive
Vice
President/
General
Manager
of
Southern
sPennsylvania
operations.
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25. Southern is
a
broker
andvendor /vendorof
record
for
a
numberof
wines
and/
or
spiritssoldtothePLCB.
a. Waxmanservesasabrokerforanumber
ofthe
productsbefore
the
PLCB.
b.
Products
forwhich
Southern
servesasbrokerand/
or
ve nd or/ve nd orof
record
account
for
between
approximately
6.
43%
o
6.
85%
of
PLCB
total
Costof
G oods
Sold (COGS)during
thelastfive (
5)
ears.
c. AlistofSouthernsbusinesswiththePLCB isdetailedbelow:
FiscalYear
SupplierN a m e
FiscalYear
PercentofCO GS
Payment
SOUTHERN W INE &
SPIRITS
OFPA
200 7-200 8 $ 62,051,980.00 6.60%
SOUTHERN W INE &
SPIRITS
OFPA 200 8-200 9 $ 67,340,276.96 6.64%
SOUTHERN W INE &SPIRITS
OFPA
200 9-201 0 $
72,529,178.51
6.
85%
SOUTHERN
W INE &SPIRITS
OFPA 201 0-201 1 $ 69,482,807.78
6.
43%
SOUTHERN
W INE &
SPIRITS
OFPA
201 1-201 2 $
77,
641,059.
78
6.
78%
The
spreadsheet
aboveisonlyable
to
detail
approximately
86%
of
PLCB
inventory,
asthe
remaining
percentage
ismad e up
of
smal lpurchases.
26.
Inaddition to
BradWaxman,
MarkSweeney
alsomarketsproducts
tothePLCB
on
behalf
ofSouthern.
27.
Capital
Wine &Spirits,
LLC (
Capital)claimstobeoneofthelargest
wholesalers/brokersof
wine
andspirits inPennsylvania.
a.
Capitalis
amember
ofthe
Charmer
SunbeltGroup,
anationwidedistributor
ofwine,spirits,beer,andotherbeverages.
b. The
Charmer
SunbeltGroup isacollectionofprivately
held
companies and
op erates distributor/brokerage
houses
innoless
thanf ifteen (
15)
tates,
includingPennsylvania.
c. Capitalemploysmore
than
two-hundred (200)employees and
reports
tosell
inexcessoffourmillioncasesof
wineandspirit
throughoutthe
Commonwealth.
d.
Thereported
4mill ioncasesofwine/spiritsales include salesto
the
PLCB.
28.
Capital
is
abrokerand
ven do r/ven do r
ofrecord
for
a
number
ofwinesand/orspirits
soldto
thePLCB.
a.
Productsbrokered
by
Capital
account
for
atotal
of
betweenapproximately
19.11%o22.03%ofPLCBtotalCostofGoods
Sold
duringthelastfive (5)
years.
b. AlistofCapitals
businesswith
thePLCB isdetailedbelow:
FiscalYear
SupplierN a m e Fiscal
Year
PercentofCOGS
Payment
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1
BACARDI
USA INC.
200 7-200 8 $
65,399,563.92
6.
96%
1
BROWNFORMAN
200 7-200 8 $ 50,057,434.25
5.
33%
REMYCOINTREAU
USA INC.
1
200 7-200 8 $ 8,
306,486.83
0.
88%
CAPITAL
WINE &
SPIRITS
200 7-200 8 $
40,
178,158.
61
4.
28%
WHITEROCK DISTILLERIES
2
200 7-200 8 $ 18,931,222.63 2.01%
BANFIPRODUCTSCORPORATION
2
200 7-200 8 $ 12,874,577.00 1.37%
SUTTER
HOMEWINERY
2
200 7-200 8 $ 11,305,649.31 1.20%
FiscalYear
SupplierN a m e
FiscalYear
PercentofCO GS
Payment
BACARDI
USA INC. 200 8-200 9 $ 62,721,532.75
6.
19%
BROWN
FORMAN
200 8-200 9 $
46,
707,019.
90
4.
61%
REMY
COINTREAU
USA INC. 200 8-200 9 $
7,
032,821.38
0.
69%
CAPITAL
WINE &
SPIRITS
200 8-200 9 $ 37,819,784.20
3.
73%
WHITEROCKDISTILLERIES
200 8-200 9 $
15,925,879.32
1.
57%
BANFIPRODUCTSCORPORATION 200 8-200 9 $ 14,124,707.82 1.39%
SUTTER
HOMEWINERY 200 8-200 9 $ 14,381,248.01
1.
42%
Fiscal
Year
Supplier
N a m e
FiscalYear Percent
of
CO GS
Payment
BACARDI
USA INC.
200 9-201 0 $
67,263,103.22
6.
35%
BROWN
FORMAN
200 9-201 0 $ 50,613,490.40 4.78%
REMYCOINTREAUUSA
INC.
200 9-201 0 $
7,
911,959.
34
0.
75%
CAPITALWINE &SPIRITS 200 9-201 0 $ 38,317,957.26 3.62%
WHITEROCKDISTILLERIES 200 9-201 0 $ 21,435,297.82
2.
02%
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BANFIPRODUCTSCORPORATION 200 9-201 0 $ 16,606,904.35
1.
57%
SUTTER
HOME
WINERY 200 9-201 0 $
15,
255,869.
66
1.
44%
FiscalYear
Supplier
N a m e
Fiscal
Year
Percent
of
CO GS
Payment
BACARDI
USA
INC.
201 0-201 1 $ 61,685,074.98
5.
71%
BROWNFORMAN 201 0-201 1 $
47,563,997.04
4.
40%
REMYCOINTREAU
USA INC.
201 0-201 1 $ 7,
305,972.
37 0.68%
CAPITALWINE &SPIRITS 201 0-201 1 $
39,033,604.40
3.
61%
WHITEROCKDISTILLERIES 201 0-201 1 $ 19,421,875.69
1.
80%
BANFIPRODUCTSCORPORATION 201 0-201 1 $ 16,521,319.81 1.53%
SUTTER
HOME
WINERY 201 0-201 1 $
14,909,694.70
1.
38%
FiscalYear
SupplierN a m e Fiscal
Year
PercentofCO GS
Payment
BACARDIUSA
INC.
201 1-201 2 $ 60,866,013.23
5.
31%
BROWNFORMAN
201 1-201 2 $ 48,337,155.48
4.
22%
REMY
COINTREAU
USA INC.
201 1-201 2 $ 9,
765,846.
17 0.85%
CAPITAL
WINE &
SPIRITS
201 1-201 2 $ 42,274,675.76
3.
69%
WHITEROCKDISTILLERIES 201 1-201 2 $ 25,582,535.77
2.
23%
BANFI
PRODUCTSCORPORATION
201 1-201 2 $
16,
385,
912.
23
1.
43%
SUTTER
HOMEWINERY 201 1-201 2 $ 18,394,480.35
1.
61%
1
MembersofTheAll iance
2
ManufacturersrepresentedbyCapitalin
Pennsylvania
Thespreadsheetaboveisonlyabletodetailapproximately86%ofPLCB inventory,
as
the
remaining
percentage
ismad e upofsmal lpurchases.
29. Inaneffortto
condensemarketingefforts
andmaximizesalesand
product
exposure, severalmanufacturers/producers
ofwines,
spiritsand
malt/
brewed
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beverageshave formedpartnershipsformarketing
purposes;one
suchpartnership
is TheAlliance.
a.
TheAlliance is
comprised
of
wine/spiritsuppliers:
Bacardi
USA ( Bacardi);
Brown
Forman;
and
R e m yCointreau (Remy) .
b. The
Alliance
was
established
by
Bacardi,Brown
Forman,
and
R emy
to e-
shape heir
route
to
marketinorder
toprovidegreaterserviceand
access
to
theconsumer.
c.
Thegoa l
of
T he
Alliance was/stocreateaway forBacardi,BrownForman,
andRemy
to
leverage
their
scaleandprofitabilityinorder
to
secure
dedicatedresources.
30. The
Alliance
is
aUnitedStates
program andisfocusedondistribution and
a
combined portfolioin
aneffort
tocompetewith
other
suppliers.
a. TheAlliancecoverstwenty-
six (26)
markets,which
include
thestateof
Pennsylvania.
b.
Within
Pennsylvania,
The
Alliance
is
represented
by
Capital
Wine &
Spirits/
Charmer
SunbeltGroup.
31. Bacardiwas
founded
in1862,withBacardi
USA
beingestablished inNewYorkCity
in
1944.
BacardiUSA relocated toMiamiin
1964.
a.
Bacardi
reportsworldwidesales
of $
5.5billion;Bacardifiscal
year
recapfor
Pennsylvania includedaPLCBRolling12MarketProfitof $113,127,361.
b. The
total
Bacardi
portfolio
casessoldinPennsylvaniawasreported
at
642,870.
c. BacardistotalPennsylvania marketingbudgetwas $5.4million.
32. BrownForman
was
founded in1870and isone
of
thelargestAmericanownedwine
andspiritcompanies
in
theworld,andisamongthetoptenlargestglobalspirits
companies.
a. Brown
Form anreported $3.2billion
annualnet
spiritandwine
salesfor
Fiscal
Year2009.
b. BrownFormanreportedPLCB Rolling
12
Market
Profit
of $
77,
066,137.
00.
c.
The
totalBrown
Forman
portfoliocasessold
inPennsylvaniawas
390,415.00.
d.
Brown
Forman
stotal
Pennsylvania marketing
budget
was $
2,
582,120.
00.
33. Remy isatwo-
hundred
eighty-eight (288)yearoldcompanybased in
Paris,
France,
withglobal
sales
reportedofover $1
Billion.
a.
R e m y
USA isheadquartered
in
NewYork,
andit
was
established in
1981.
b. Re myUSA reports tohavespentapproximately $983,500.00
in
SPAsupport
forsalesprogramsduringthe2011-2012fiscalyear;andanadditional
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400,000.00in
marketing
support
for
thePennsylvaniamarketplace
annually.
c. Total
estimated
expenditures
formarketing
inPennsylvaniatotal
1,383,500.00orapproximately $23.00oneverycaseofbeveragesoldin
theStateofPennsylvania.
34.
Capital
WineandSpirits
representatives
interactingmostoftenwith
PLCBofficials
include the
following:
MarkLitt les,President,CapitalWineandSpirits
ChristinaDesmond,DirectorofMarketingandBusinessAnalytics
Rob
Sirota,General
Manager,AllianceDivision
of
CapitalWineand
Spirits
KevinMcCarty,Vice-
President
of
Complianceand Administration
ofCapital
WineandSpirits
TimKilcullen,
VicePresident
Wine
and Education,
CapitalWine
and
Spirits.
35.
Allied
Beverage
Group,
LLC (Allied)wascreatedby
themergers
ofTheBaxter
Group,
Inc.,
F&A
Distributing
Company
and
The
Jaydor
Corporation.
a. Allied reportsto
be
NewJerseyslargest
and
mostcomprehensive
wineand
spiritsdistributorandranksamongthetenlargest
distributors in
theUnited
States.
b. Allied
also
operatessubsidiaryMajestic
Wine &
Spirits,
USA,LLC
Majestic),which
is
aPennsylvania
brokerage
and ven do r/ven do rofrecord
for
products soldtothePLCB.
1. Asabroker/vendor,Majesticprovides merchandisingandpromotional
services
for
severalmajorsuppliers
of
alcoholic
beverages.
2. Majestic
reports
tobe
thePLCBs
highest
volumedistributor
of
special
l iquororders.
36.
Asa
broker
andvendor /vendor
ofrecord
forproductssold
to
thePLCB,Allieds
and/orMajesticssales
account
forbetweenapproximately1.51%o2.18%ofPLCB
totalCostof
Goods
Soldduring
thelastfive (
5)
ears.
a. A
detailed
listof
Majestic
s
businesswith
the
PLCB
is
detailed
below:
Fiscal
Year
Supplier
N a m e
FiscalYear Percent
of
CO GS
Payment
MAJESTIC
W INEAND
SPIRITS
2007 -20 08 $
15,623,508.91
1.
66%
MAJESTIC
W INEAND
SPIRITS
200 8-200 9 $ 15,267,768.10
1.
51%
200 9-201 0 $ 16,454,785.45
1.
55%
MAJESTIC
W INEAND
SPIRITS
2010 -20 11 $ 16,973,020.65
1.
57%
AJESTIC W INEAND
SPIRITS
2011-20 12 $ 25,000,032.79
2.
18%
MAJESTIC
W INEAND
SPIRITS
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37.
Majestic
sprimarycontactswith
PLCBofficials
and
employeesareChris
Papariello
andEdward Murray.
a.
Papariello isExecutiveVice-PresidentofMajestic.
b. Murrayserves as
Majestic
sEasternRegional
Manager.
38. Executivesandmarketing
representatives
from
vendorssupplyingproducts tothe
PLCB
wouldmeet
withPLCBofficials and
employeestomarket
products.
a. Thoserepresentatives
offered
giftsandhospitality
toPLCB
representatives],
ncluding Stapleton.
b. These item s, ncludinggolfevents,meals,and hospitality,wereofferedwhen
listing/delistingof [
products]
was
occurring.
c.
Items
ofvalue
wereroutinely
providedto
PLCBofficials
who
werein
discussion [
sic]
makingpositionsregardingproductselection and placement.
39.
AstheChairman
of
thePLCB,Stapletoninteractedandmetwith
suppliers
and
brokers
of
wine
and
spirits
for
the
PLCB, ncluding
representatives
of
Capital,
Southern,Majestic (
Allied
Beverage),andWhite
RockDistilleries,
avendor
represented
by
Capitaland
Jim
Bean
Global.
a. Stapletonwouldmeetwith
suppliers/brokers
attheofficesofthePLCB,store
openings,golfoutings,and
dinner
meetingsatrestaurants.
b. IndividualsthatStapletonasthe
PLCB
Chairmanhadspecificdealingswith
fromtheabove listedentities included:
Mark
Littles,PresidentofCapital
Wine &Spirits;CristinaDesmond,DirectorofMarketingand
Business
Analytics
for
CapitalWine &
Spirits;Tricia
Brungo,Control
State
Manager
forWhiteRockDistilleries;MarkSweeney,
Vice
PresidentofSales
in
Pennsylvania for
Diageo;
Christopher
Papariello,the
ExecutiveVice-
President
of
Majestic
Wineand
Spirits;Erin Red
Schiller,
Jim
BeanGlobal;
andBrad
Waxman,SouthernWine
andSpirits.
c. These
individuals
andother
vendor
marketing representatives
provided
Stapletonwithgifts,meals,alcoholdonationsand
golfoutingsduringhis
tenure
withthePLCB.
THEFOLLOWING FINDINGS
RELATE
TOALLEGATIONS THATSTAPLETON
SOLICITED
WINE
AND/
OR
SPIRITS
FROM
PLCB
VENDORSFORUSEBYTHE
KEYSTONEWEEKEND
ATATIME
WHEN
STAPLETON
W AS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
APPROVING PLCBVENDOR LISTING S/DELISTING S.
40.
The
Keystone
Weekend,Inc. (eystone Weekend)is
a
501(c)(
3)
non-
profit
corporationestablished
by
Stapleton
and
his
then
wife,
Kelly
Beaudin
Stapleton.
a. CreationdocumentsfortheKeystoneWeekend
were
filedwiththe
PennsylvaniaDepartment
of
State,CorporationBureau,onFebruary7,
2008.
1. Entity
number3787530
was
assigned
to
theKeystoneWeekend
by
thePennsylvaniaDepartmentofState.
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2.
The
registered
office
address fortheKeystone Weekend
with
the
PennsylvaniaDepartmentof
State
is1825Delancey
Street,
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
19103.
41. Stapletonhasbeenan
officer/
directorfortheKeystoneWeekendsinceitsinception
in2008.
a. The
Keystone
Weekendisa
businesswith
which
Stapleton
is
associated.
b. Pursuanttoa
Pennsylvania
SupremeCourtcase,Rendellv.Pa.StateEthics
Commission,
983A.
2d
708 (
Pa.2009),
he
term
business,asdefinedby
Pennsylvania'
sPublicOfficialand
Employee
EthicsAct,65Pa.
C.
S.
102,
shouldbe
interpreted toincludenon-
profit
entities.
42. The
genesis
of
the
KeystoneWeekend isanannual,multi-dayevent,consisting
of
panel
discussions
tofosterthe
freeexchange
ofideas
on
significantissues
affectingPennsylvania society.
a. TheKeystoneWeekendisaprivate functionandcanonlybe
attended
by
invitation.
1. Althoughan
invitation
only
eve nt, here is
aregistration
feeforthose
planningtoattend.
2. Theregistration fee
does
notincludethecostoftransportation toor
from
theKeystoneWeekend
or
lodging.
43. TheKeystoneWeekend
publishes
itsMissionStatementasfollows:
Being
dedicated]
to
bringingtogether
innovative
leaders
froma
varietyof
disciplines
suchas
business,
government,
academia,the
arts, inance,
sportsandentertainment
to
promotealivelyexchange
of
ideas,
experiencesand
visions
inresponse tosignificant
issues
of
the
dayand
to
promoteinnovat ion
which
will
positivelyimpact
the
livesof
individuals
throughouttheCommonwealthofPennsylvania,
andacross thenation.
a. TheKeystone Weekendwebsite
included
an
contact
for
Patrick
Stapleton
aspstapleton@state.pa.us.
1. Thiswas
StapletonsCommonwealth
e-
mailaddress.
b. KeystoneWeekend attendeeshaveincludedgovernors,UnitedStates
senatorsandcongressman,mayors,statelegislators,collegepresidents,
corporatechiefexecutiveofficers,philanthropists, eaders in
the
artsand
humanities,physiciansandscientists.
44. Meals, ncludingmealspreparedbycelebritychefs,
and
alcoholicbeverages are
providedaspartoftheKeystoneWeekend.
45.
From
2008
through
2012,
the
Keystone
Weekend
heldannualevents
atthe
Hotel
Hershey inHershey,
Pennsylvania.
a. Annually,
eventarrangementswere
handledbetweenStapletonand/or
his
designeesand
representativesfrom
the
Hotel
Hershey.
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46. Foryears
2008
through
2012,
KeystoneWeekendeventswereheldatthe
Hotel
Hershey
on
thefollowingdates:
Year Dates
2008
April
25,2008
April
27,2008
2009 May7, 009May10,2009
2010 May
6, 010
May
9, 010
2011
September
21,
2011
September
26,
2011
2012 September19,2012September23,2012
47. Keystone
Weekend
LLC,whileStapletonwasChairofthePLCB,acceptedbulk
delivery/
suppliedalcoholicbeverage(s)ro m vendorsofthe
PLCB
forutilizationby
attendeesattheKeystoneWeekend.
a. Business records
of
theHotel
Hershey
reflectthatwineandspiritswere
donated
for
KeystoneWeekendevents
held
in
2008
through
2011.
1.
Vendors
donatedwineand spirits thatwereserved
during
thecourse
ofKeystoneWeekend, ncludingscheduledreceptionsand
dinner
events.
b.
Keystone WeekendBanquet
Event
Ordersinclude
the
name(
s)
of
wine
and
spiritcompaniescreditedwithdonationsaspart
of
KeystoneWeekendevent
functions.
c.
Stapleton
utilized his
legalassistant,KristineFrancis,
rom hisprivate
law
practice tocoordinate
the
Keystone
events.
1. StapletonalsodiscussedKeystone Weekendwithmembersof
the
PLCBstaff, ncludingFaithDiehl,
Chief
CounseltothePLCB.
2. DiehlandotherPLCBofficials/staffoftenattendedKeystone
Weekendevents.
48.
Keystone
Weekend events includeddonated
wine
and/
or
spirits
served
for
the
following
purposes in
2010and2011:
a. WineTastings
1. 2010:
a.
Wine
tasting
inthe
Blue
Mountain Room with
wine
purveyor
providingitsownwineon5/7/10.
i Thespecificpurveyorwasnotidentified.
2. 2011:
a. Winetasting
in
the
CastilianRoom
on09/23/11
withwine
purveyorproviding itsownwine
to
include $
20.00
perbottle
corkage
fee.
i Thespecific
purveyor
wasnotidentified.
b. Meals,
and/
or
beverages:
1.
2010:
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a. Casti l ianRoom
8:
00
p.
m.9:00p.
m.
Quality
Wines
ofSpain
donateddinnerwineswith $8.
00
perpersoncorkage fee.
i The
specific
wines
served
were
not
identified.
b. Celebritychefappearance in
theCasti l ianRoom
8:15p.m.
10:00
p.
m.,
A
Taste
of
Spaindinner.
2. 2011:
a. Castilian
Room
7:50p.
m.
10:00
p.
m.MajesticWineand
Spirits
donated
dinner
wineswith $
2,
500.
00
flatrate
conferencecorkage fee.
i
Specif icwinesprovidedbyMajesticWineandSpirits
are
detailed
below.
b. Celebrity
chef
appearance intheCastil ianRoom7:50p.
m.
10:00
p.m. ( innerevent).
c.
Other
alcoholservices:
1.
2010:
a. Self-servebarinthe
Milton
Hershey
suite
withallalcohol
to
be
providedviadonation
with
a 5.00perbottle corkage fee.
i The
self-servebar
was
left
setupfrom
Thursday,May
6, 010,at7:00
p.
m.until
Sunday,May9,
2010,
at
noon.
2.
2011:
a.
Hospitality
suite
in
the
Milton Hershey
parlor
with
all
alcohol
to
bedonated.
b.
Hospitality
bar (offproperty fullbar)
withdelivery
ofdonated
alcohol
from
Allied
Beverage.
In2010
and
2011,
Keystone
Weekend
LLC
paid thecorkage
fees
associatedwithKeystone
Weekend.
49.
Electronic
communications
betweenStapletonand/
or
representatives
acting
on
Stapleton
s
behalfand
PLCBvendorsdetail
thedialogue
as
todonationsbeing
provided for
the
2011KeystoneWeekend.
a. BusinessrecordsofMajestic
Wineand
Spiritsincludemultipleemail
communications in
relation
to
the
2011
Keystone
Weekend.
1. Multipleemailcommunications
regarding
the
2011
Keystone
Weekendweresuppliedspanningthe
date
rangeofAugust3, 011,
throughSeptember
30,2011,
as
summarized
below.
b. Business records
of
CharmerSunbeltG roup (Cap italW ine &
Spirits)
nclude
multiple emai lcommunications inrelation tothe2011KeystoneWeekend.
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50. Stapletonpersonallyand/or [Stapletons
representatives,]
athis direction,accepted
donationsofalcoholfromPLCBvendors
for
the2011KeystoneWeekendwhich
were
valued
atinexcessof $1,581.
51
asdetailed
below:
a.
MajesticWine &
Spirits:
Inv.No.
Inv.
Product Desc Size Quantity/Type
Unit
Net
Date
No.
Amount Amount
295715 08/30/11
5 25 9147 B aro nFini
PnGrg 750ML
2/
Cases $
80.76 $
161.
52
5275041
R.Bilbao Crianza* 750ML 1/
Case $
79.91 $ 79.91
4042241 VidalFlryCdrRos* 750ML 2/Cases $ 86.59 $ 173.18
5 25 9147 B aro nFiniPn
Grg
750ML 2/Bottles $ 6.73 $ 13.46
203235 09/14/11
4042241
Vidal
Flry
Cdr
R os
750ML
2/
Bottles $
7.
22 $
14.44
315459 09/14/11
5275042
R.Bilbao
Crianza
750ML
2/
Cases $
79.91 $
159.
82
Total $ 341.12 $ 602.33
Indicates
one
hundredpercentbillback tosupplier
b.
CapitalWine &
Spirits/
Alliance
Group:
CW S Inv. CW S Inv. Supplier
Product Product Units
Total Description
Number
Date
Billed Obtained Cost Cost*
5200001116
09/30/11
Brown
Forman
Woodford $
21.45
2
45.47
Keystone
Spirit R S V $ 25.75 2 54.59 Weekend Event
Samples
Only
Bourbon $ 100.06
Herradura
Tequila
Anejo
5200001117
09/30/11 BrownForman Son
Cutrer
P $
19.18 9
183.
01 Keystone
Noir $
11.95 9
113.
99
SonCutrer $ 297.00
Chard
5200001194
09/30/11
Bacardi
Grey
Goose $
16.47 12 $
209.
50
Keystone
Vodka $ 14.16 2 30.02 Weekend Event
Bombay
Gin $ 8.
72
2 18.49
Sapphire $ 258.01
BacardiR um
Superior
5200001202
09/30/11 R e m y Rem yMartin $ 21.06 2 44.64
Keystone
CointreauUSA Cogn
VSOP $ 10.75 9 102.56
BearBoat $
147.20
Syrah
1800015859
10/31/11
R e m y
Bearboat $
6.
99
9
62.91
Keystone
CointreauUSA Sauv
Blc $ 51.99 2 103.98 Weekend
Illegible) $ 176.91** Event,
Scotch
samples
sic] purchased
@
store
Total $ 979.18
Includes
sales tax
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51.
Between
2008
and
2011,
alcohol
wasdonatedtothe
Keystone
Weekendby
PLCB
vendorsat
no
charge toStapletonand/
or
theKeystoneWeekend.
a. Thequantitiesand
sources
for
allalcohol
donationsto
the
20082010
Keystone
Weekends
werenotascertainable.
b.
Executives
from
Capital
Wineand
Spirits,
Majestic
and
Southern
Wine &
Spirits
provided
sworn
statements
to
theInvestigativeDivision
admitting
that
quantitiesof
alcoholicbeverages
were
annually
provided to
theKeystone
Weekend.
1. For
the2009event,Southern
donated
and
deliveredfifty-one (
51)
casesofwine
including:
2007SauvignonBlanc,2007
Friulano,
2006
LaMozza
Morellino.
2. QualityofWinesofSpainprovided
anundetermined
quantityofwine
for
the
2010
event.
3. Allied Beve rage (Papar iello)provided wine/
spirits
forthe
2011
event.
52.
Keystone
Eventrecords
from
the
Hote l
Hersheydocument
the
highest
number
of
plate
counts
per
yearregardingmeals
tobe
served
as
follows:
Year PlateCount
2010
100
2011 90
53.
Theminimum
value
associated
withbottlesofwine
and/
orspirits
donated
tothe
2011KeystoneWeekendeventby
PLCB
vendors totaledatleast $1,581.51.
54. OnoraboutAugust23,2011,
Paparielloand Stapletonattended
a
dinneratZahav
Restaurant, ocated inPhiladelphia,priortothe
2011
KeystoneWeekend.
a.
Papariello
paid
for
dinner
expenses
totaling $
201.
96for
himand
Stapleton
at
Zahav,
on
August
23,
2011.
1.
Paparielloclaimed this
dinner
as
a
businessexpense.
b.
Stapleton
s50% hareofthedinner
expense
was $100.98.
c. Stapleton
didnot
reimburse
Papariello
for
any
portion
of
Stapleton
s
dinner
expe nse; however, Stapleton
paidfor
cocktails before
dinner
and
parking.
Stapleton
alsodrove
Papariello
toandfrom thedinner.
55.
Stapleton
provided
astatementtoCommission investigatorsonJuly15,2013,
duringwhich
Stapletonprovided thefollowinginformation:
a.
Alcohol
for
the
2008
through
2011
Keystone
Weekendevents
had
been
donated
by
combinationsofvariousvendors
over
theyears includingCapital
Wine &
Spirits,
SouthernWine &
Spirits
andMajesticWineand
Spirits.
b. Stapletonand/or
his
representativesat
his
direction
informedvendors
of
other
vendorsdonating
alcohol
to
theeventsand inquired as
to
theirinterest
in
supplyingdonations
aswell.
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c.
Stapletonand/
or
his
representatives
athis
direction
informed
thevendors
of
theamountofalcoholneededto
accom mod ate
x umberofindividuals.
d.
In
relation
to
questionsregardinghissolicitationandacceptance
of
alcohol
forKeystoneWeekendandpotential
Ethics
Actimplications,Stapleton
stated thathedidnotknow thatsuchdonationswere improperbut, fthats
a
violation,
thats
a
violation.
1. Stapletonassertedthat
thesesamevendorsroutinely
donate
to
charitiesand governmentevents, ncludingthepastinauguralevents
ofPennsylvania governors.
2.
Stapletonhas
loaned
KeystoneWeekend
LLC
substantialmonies,
goods
and
services (
n
excessof $
10,000)andhas
notbeen repaid.
56. Employees
ofthePLCBwereauthorized toattend theKeystoneWeekendevents
onFriday,
September
23,
2011. Employees
were
notrequiredtosubmitleaveto
attend
theevent.
THEFOLLOWING
FINDINGS
RELATE
TO
ALLEGATIONS
THAT
STAPLETON
ACCEPTEDOFFERS
FROM
APLCB
VENDOR
TO
PARTICIPATE
IN
THE2010AND
2011
AT&
TPRO-AMS
AT/
OR
ABOUT TIMESWHEN
STAPLETONW ASRESPONSIBLE
FOR APPROVING
LISTING S/DELISTING SAND
PURCHASES
WHICH INCLUDED
PRODUCTS
FROM
T HEOFFERINGVENDOR.
57. In2010
and
2011,
CapitalWineand
SpiritsinvitedStapletonand members
of
the
PLCB
to
participate in
Pro-
Amgolfeventsoccurring
attheAroniminkGolfClub.
a.
AroniminkGolfClubisa
private
countryclublocated
at
3600
St.
Davids
Road,Newtown
Square,Pennsylvania 19073.
b.
T he
golf
club
hasachampionshipgolf
course
thatisratedasoneofthetop
golfcourses intheUnitedStates.
c. Mr.Stapleton is
amember
ofAronimink
Golf
Club,andwas
amemberin
2010and2011.
58.
The
AT&
TNationalGolf
Tournament (AT&
T
Tournament)
washeldat
Aronimink
GolfClubduring 2010
and
2011.
a. T heAT&TTournament waspart
of
theProfessionalGol fAssociation (PGA)
Tour, nwhichweekly tournamentsareheldacross thecountry.
b. T he
AT&
TTournament
at
AroniminkGol fClubwasmanagedand organized
bytheTigerWoodsFoundation
for
thePGA.
1.
The
Tiger
Woods
Foundat ion
was
established in
1996
by
Tiger
Woods
andhisfather,Earl
Woods,tocreate
and
support
community-
based
programs that improve
the
health,education and welfare
ofall
children
in
America.
2.
Oneoftheprogramssupportedwasthe
AT&
T
Tournament.
59. TheAT&TTournamentis
normally
heldfrom
Monday
throughSunday.
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a. From Monday
through
Wednesday,Pro-A m Tournamentsareheld, nwhich
amateurs
will
playalongwithaprofessionalgolfer
for
afee.
b. TheactualPGA
golf
tournamentisheldfrom
Thursday
throughSunday.
c. Aspartofthe
AT&
TTournamentheldatAroniminkGolfClubin
2010
and
2011,
Pro-
Am
Tournaments
were
held
Monday
through
Wednesday.
60.
Costs
inassociationwith
playing
in
a
PGAPro-
Am
eventvaried dependingon
whetherornotagolferwassponsored.
a. Sponsors
ofPro-
A m eventsaregenerallyprovided
with
passestoparticipate
in
thePro-
Am
event.
b. T he
fees to
play
inPro-A m
events
varied
by
dayofweek
and
accompanying
professionalgolfer.
c. The
fees
couldrange f rom $1,200.00to $9,500.00.
61.
When
the
AT&
T
Tournament
was
held
at
Aronimink
Golf
Club
in
2010
and
2011,
the
Tiger
Woods
Foundation, inconjunction
with
the
PGA
Tour,
organized
and
managedthetournament.
a.
NeitherAroniminkGolf
Club
noritsmembersplayedanyrolein
the
tournament,nor
were
they
given
theopportunityforany
discounts
that
included
playing inthePro-Am.
62.
Aspartof
managing
andorganizingtheAT&T
Tournament
heldat
Aronimink
Golf
Club
in2010, he
Tiger
WoodsFoundationoffered
sponsorships
tovarious
corporationsandbusinesses.
a.
One
ofthe
sponsors
oftheTournamentwasBacardi,USA.
63.
Bacardi,
USA
is
a
division
of
BacardiLimited,
the
largest
privately
held
family
owned spirits
companyinthe
world.
a. CapitalWineandSpiritsservesasabroker
for
BacardiinPennsylvania.
64. In
2010,
Bacardi,USAdonatedapproximately $140,000.
00
tosponsormultiple
TigerWoodsCharityGolfEvents intheUnitedStates,which included theAT&T
TournamentheldatAroniminkGolfClub.
a. Aspart
ofbeing
asponsor
forevents
involvingtheTiger
Woods
Foundation
in
2010, hree (3)
icketswereprovidedbyBacardi,
USAto
itsbroker in
Penns ylvania (Capital
Wine &
Spirits)
oparticipate
inthe
AT&
TPro-Am
heldatAroniminkGolfClub.
65.
As
avendor
ofthe
PLCB, CapitalWine &
Spirits--
brokerfor
Bacardi,USA--
nvited
Stapleton,along
with
PLCBBoardMemberRobert
Marcus
andPLCBCEO
Joe
Conti,to
participate in
the2010AT&TPro-
Am
heldatAroniminkGolfClub.
a.
CapitalsPresident, MarkLittles, providedtheinvitationto
Stapleton,
Marcus,and
Cont i
at
atimewhen
CapitalWine &
Spirits
served
as
broker
formultiple
products
l isted/pending listingbefore
thePLCB.
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b. Littles,Stapleton,Conti
and
Marcusareall
experienced
golfers,withgolf
handicapsestablished bytheUnitedStatesGolfAssociation.
66. Stapleton,JoeConti,PLCB
CEO,
and RobertMarcus,PLCBMember,played inthe
Pro-
Am
attheAT&TTournamentonJune28,2010,atAroniminkGolfClub.
67.
The
following
packaged
benefits
were
included
in
the
2010
Pro-
Am:
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PackageBenefits
One (
1) laying
spotin
the
AroniminkPro-AmonMonday,
June
28,
2010,
with
aPG ATourProonthetournament
course (
1
professional,
4
amateurs);
One (1)Pro-Am
gift
package
valued
at $197.
62each;
FoodandbeveragethroughouttheMonday
Pro-
Amevent,
ncluding
breakfastandareception tofollowplay;
One (
1)
roniminkPro-AmBadge (goodforadmiss ion
all
weektothe
clubhouse/grounds/ockerroom accessonMondayonly);
One (
1) roniminkPro-Am
guestbadge (good
for
admissionallweek
into
clubhouse/grounds)
One (
1) lubhouse
parkingcreden tial (validMonday
only)
a.
Stapleton
assertsthathedidnotavailhimselfofthePro-Amgift
package.
68.
Capital
Wine &
Spirits
recordsdetailing
cash
receipts
for
the
month
of
July
2010,
document
cashdeposits
from Stapleton,Conti,and
Marcus
forparticipation in
the
2010AT&T
Pro-Am
asshown
inthe
chartbelow:
Date
Name Description
Payment
Method Amount
07/08/2010
Stapleton PLCB Donation
Cash $ 160.
00
07/08/2010
Cont i
PLCB Donation Cash $ 200.00
07/08/2010 Marcus PLCB Donation Cash $ 100.00
a.
The
payments
received
byCapitalWine &
Spirits
weresubsequent ly
donatedtotheAmerican
Diabetes
Association.
69.
InhisstatementtotheCommission
on
July
15,
2013,Stapleton
saidthathe
provided $160aspaymentforthe2010
AT&
TPro-Am. Stapletonestimated the
approximate
cost
of
the
value
of
his
round
of
golf
based
onhis
membership at
Aroniminkandthat
hedid
notavail
himselfof
the
fullbenefits
package.
70.
In
2011,Bacardi,USA
donated
approximately $80,
000.
00
to
sponsor
multipleTiger
WoodsCharity
Golf
EventsintheUnitedStates,whichincludedthe
AT&
T
Tournament
heldatAroniminkGolfClub.
a. Aspart
of
beingasponsorforevents involvingtheTiger
Woods
Foundation
in2011, hree (
3)
icketswereprovidedbyBacardi,USA
to
itsbroker in
Penns ylvania (
Capital
Wine &Spirits)
o
participate inthe
AT&
T
Pro-
Am
heldatAroniminkGolfClub.
b.
In
addit ion
to
the
three (3)
ickets
toplayin
thePro-Amin
2011,Bacardi
receivedmany
of
the
same benefits
that
it
had
received
in
2010.
71. Asavendorof
the
PLCB, CapitalWine &Spirits --bro kerfor
Bacardi,
USA--nvited
StapletonandContitoparticipateinthe2011
AT&
T
Pro-
AmheldatAronimink Gol f
Club.
a. CapitalsPresident, MarkLittles,
provided
the
invitation
toStapleton
and
Contiat
a
timewhenCapitalWine &Spiritsservedasbrokerformultiple
products
l isted/pending listingbeforethePLCB.
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72. Leadingupto
the
2011AT&T
Tournament,
MarkLittlesandStapletonexchanged
thefollowingemails:
Littlesto
Stapleton
April
15,2011,3:03p.
m.
HiPJ,
Hope
all
is
well
with
youandyou
are
gettingready
for
a
good
weekend
GreatnewsGreyGooseissponsoringtheAT&Tgolfeventatyourhomecourse
again thisyearandthey
would
like
for
youandIotakepartintheGolfProAm
th
on
Wednesday
June29.
Please letme
know
ifyoucanmakeitand
whoelse
youwant
to
join
us
that
dayJoe
Conti?
th
Tuesday
nightthe28, wecan
participate
topickourproandteetime.
Speak
with
yousoon.
Mark
LittlestoStapleton
May25,2011,8:50a.
m.
Hi
PJ
Good
spending
time
with
you
in
Arizonaandcongratulations again
Having
read
the
sports
section
of
the
inquirer
this
morning,
I
was
reminded
of
the
UpcomingAT&TPro
Am,
as
they
hadTigerWoodsatAroniminkyesterday.
TheProAmisWednesday6/29andwepickoutourtimeandprowewantat
Dinnerthenightbefore,Tuesday6/
28.
BobMarcuscannotjoinussoI
willbe
calling
Joe
Conti
to
complete
the
foursome
andhopefullyhecanmakeit.Bartand
Kevinwantto
caddyfor
youandJoe,Hopefully that
will
not
hurt
yourgame too
much
Mark
Stapleton
toLittles
May
25,2011,
7:
29
p.
m.
Canthurtmyweakgame.Lookingforward toit.
Littles
to
Stapleton
June
20,
2011
3:
38
p.
m.
Hi
PJ
Hopeyouhadagood fathersdayandgottowatchsomeofthe
US
Open.
Wehaveapacket
for
you
for
thePro
Am
nextweek.passes, parking, nvites,
etc.alongwitha
Grey
Goosegolfbag
from
Bacardiifyoucanuseit
Kevinandbartaregoing to
be
inHarrisburg
on
Wednesdayand
will
drop
off
the
Packet.
If
youcanusethegolfbag,wecanbringtoProAm.
Seeyou
nextweek.
Thanks,
Mark
Stapleton
toLittles
June20,2011,
6:
37
p.
m.
Thx
Mark.
Probably
will
not
need
the
bag.
73. Stapletonplayed in
thePro-A m at
the
AT&T
Tournamenton
Wednesday,June
29,
2011,at
Aronimink
GolfClub.
74.
Thefollowingpackaged benefits were included inthe
2011
Pro-Am:
Package
Benefits
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One (1) layingspotin
theAT&
T
nationalPro-A m
onWednesday,June29,
2011
with
aPGATour
Pro
on
the
tournament
course (
1professional,3
amateurs);
One (
1)
Pro-Am
VIPgift
package
valuedat $
487.
70perplayer;
Food
and
beveragethroughout
the
Wednesday
Pro-
Am
pairings
reception;
One (
1)
ontestant
badge (hatallowsyouinside theropesonWednesday
duringyourroundandis
also
goodforadmission
all
weektothe
clubhouse/grounds;
One (
1)
Pro-
Amguest
badge (
goodforadmission
all
weekto
the
clubhouse/grounds);
One (1) lubhouse parkingcreden tial (validWednesdayonly).
a. Stapleton
assertsthat
hedidnotavail
himself
ofthe
Pro-AmVIP
gift
package.
75.
Capital
Wineand
Spiritsrecords
did
not
reflect
any
payment
by
Stapleton
to
Capital
Wine &
Spirits inassociation
withStapleton
splayinginthe2011AT&TPro-
Am.
a.
Stapletonass erted [
that
he] ssued
payment
to
Littles
in
the
amountof
300.
00.
b. Capitalrecords
haveno
evidence tosupportStapletonsclaim.
c. Stapletonhasprovided AT Mwithdrawalreceipts
to
corroboratehispayment
of $300.
1.
Stapleton
estimatedtheapproximate cost
of
thevalue
of
hisround
of
golfbased
on
his
membership
atAronimink.
T HE
FOLLOWING
FINDINGSRELATETO
STAPLETON
SRECEIPT
OF
GIFTSAND
HOSPITALITY
FROM
VENDORS INASSOCIATION
WITHGOLF
OUTINGS/EVENTS
ATTENDED
WHILE
STAPLETON,ASAMEMBER A ND CHAIRMAN
OF
THEPLCB,
WAS
RESPONSIBLE
FOR
APPROVING LISTINGS/DELISTINGS ANDPURCHASES OF
ALCOHOLICBEVERAGE,WHICH
INCLUDEDPRODUCT
FROM
THE
VEND OR/SUPP LIERS SPONSORING T HEOUTINGS.
76. Between 2009and2011,Capitalorganizedgolfoutingswhich
included
officialsand
management
employeesofthePLCB.
a. Stapletonwasone
ofthePLCB
employees/officials
invited to
theseevents.
77.
Robert
Sirota
is
employed
as
the
General
Manager,
AllianceDivision,
for
Capital
Wineand
Spirits.
a. As
General
Manager,
Sirota
servesasthe
directliaison
betweentheAlliance
suppliersandCapitalWineandSpirits.
b. Sirota
reportsdirectly
toMarkLitt les,
President,CapitalWineand
Spirits.
78.
Inorabout2009, heconceptfor
an
AllianceGolfOpenwas
conceived
asa
collaborative
effort
betweenSirotaand
members
oftheAlliance.
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a. Thegolfoutingwas
organized
asameansbywhichCapital
Wine
and
Spirits
andtheAlliancesupplierscouldstrengthen theirrelationship withthePLCB
and toallowvariousAllianceseniormanagementofficials tohave acetime
withPLCBofficials.
79. SirotaservedastheCapitalWine
and
Spirits lead/
point
ofcontact inrelationto
organization
of
the
Alliance
Golf
Open.
a.
AlthoughSirota
servedas
theeventlead, ndividualsto
be
invited
from
the
PLCBwere
determined
through
a
collaborationbetweenSirota,Littles,
Christine
Desmond (DirectorofMarketingandBusiness
Analytics,
Capital
Wine
andSpirits),and/ortheAll iancesuppliers.
b.
Actual
invitations
toPLCBofficials for
theeventwere
made
byLittlesand/
or
Desmond.
80.
AllianceGolfOpeneventswereheldin
2009,2010,
and
2011.
a. Sirotaserved as
theCapital
WineandSpirits
organizer
for
the
eventeach
year.
b. Invitees
to
the
2010
and
2011events
were identified inthe
same
manneras
in
2009.
c.
Actual
invitationsforthe2010and2011eventsweremadebythe
same
individualsasthe
2009
Open.
d.
Stapleton
didnot
participate
inthe2009AllianceGolfOpen.
81.
The2010
and
2011
AllianceOpenwereone-
day
events
consisting
of
morning
travel (
ifnecessary),
a
warm
up
session,
unch,a
round
of
golf (
eighteenholes),
and
dinner
inthe
evening.
a.
Sirota
developed
the
it inerary
for
each
respective
Alliance
Open.
b.
No
specifictimeslotwasdesignated/reservedfor
any
specific
business/
product
presentation byCapitalWine
and
Spirits
and/
orthe
All iancesuppliers.
c.
Records
do
notindicate any
business/
product
presentationsweremadeby
CapitalWine
andSpiritsand/or
theAlliance
suppliersat
theevents.
d. Inhis
statement
totheCommissionon
July
15,2013,Stapletonasserted that
the
eventhada
businesspurpose
and
recalledattending
a
business
presentation.
e.
Whenpairing
golfers,
a specificintent
was
made
to
pair
a
PLCB
official/employeewith
an
A lliance /Cap italrepresentative.
82. T he
costs
associatedwiththe2010and 2011AllianceGol fOpen
were
bornebythe
All iancesuppliersandCapital
Wine
andSpirits.
a. Thetotal
costsof
theevents
weredivided
into
fourequalamountsto
bepaid
by
CapitalWineand
Spirits,Bacardi, Brown
Forman,andRemy.
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83. The2010
Alliance
GolfOpenwas
held
attheRiverCrestGolfClub,100GolfClub
Drive,
Phoenixville,PA19460
on
July
15,2010.
a. Theroster/tinerary
for
the2010Alliance
Open
identified theindividuals
participatingasshownbelow:
Group
No.
Player Affiliation
1 PJ
Stapleton
PLCB, Board
Member/Chairman
Joe
Davolio
Capital
Wine &Spirits:T heCharmerSunbelt
Group,
Executive
VP
Capabil ityDevelopment
MarkLittles CapitalWine &Spirits:
The
CharmerSunbeltGroup,President
Al
Bruni
Bacardi
US A
GroupNo. Player Affiliation
2
JoeConti
PLCBChief
Executive
Officer
Kevin McCarty CapitalWine &
Spirits:TheCharmerSunbelt
Group,VP
Com pliance & Administration
Matt
Symanski
Brow n-Form an,
Territory
Sales
Manager
R obSirota CapitalWine &
Spirits:
T heCharmerSunbeltGroup,Directorof
AllianceBrands
GroupNo. Player Affiliation
3 JimShort PLCB,Director
ofMarketing
Mike
R em itz R em y
Cointreau
USA,
VP/
Division
Manager
Bart
Pio CapitalWines &
Spirits,
Chairman
Scott
Pickford Bacardi
US A
GroupNo. Player Affiliation
4
Matt
Schwenk
PLCB,DirectorofProductSelection
Dave
Franke Brown-Forman,StateManager
PA/DE
Brad Moser
R e m yCointreau
USA,
Regional
Sales
Manager
Cristina Capital
Wine &
Spirits:T he
CharmerSunbelt
Group,
Directorof
Desmond Marketing
and
Business
Analytics
1. Fifteen (
15)
ndividualspart icipatedinthe2010Alliance
Open,
including three (3) LCBofficials/employees.
b. Theit inerary
for
theeventdocumented thefollowingactivities:
11:00
a.
m.
Warm
up /
Range-
River
Crest
Golf
Club
12:00p.
m.
Lunch-Greenside Grille
1:00 p.
m. First
GroupTeeTime
1:
10
p.m. SecondGroupTeeT ime
1:
20
p.m. Third
Group
TeeTime
1:30 p.
m.
FourthGroupTee
Time
th
5:00 p.
m.
19 Hole-
Cocktails
at
the
Club
HouseBar
6:00 p.
m.
Hotel
Check
In-Hotel
Fiesole Skippack,
PA
7:00 p.
m. Cocktails
atBastaPasta
inSkippack
7:45p.
m.
DinneratParcBistro in
Skippack
84. Records
ofCapitalWine
and
Spirits inreference tothe
July15,
2010,AllianceGol f
Opendocumented expenses incurred intheamountof $7,363.
00.
a. Thedocumentmemorializingthecostofthe
event
wasupdatedonJuly16,
2010.
b. Theinvoicedocumented theexpensebreakdownas:
Description Costs
Food &
Beverage $
4,263.00
Golf $ 1,280.
00
Golf
Swag
Bags $ 1,
600.00
Forecaddies $
220.00
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Description Costs
Total $
7,
363.00
c. T he
costof
theevent
toCapitalWine
and
Spirits
and
eachAlliancesupplier
wasapproximately $1,
840.
75 ($7,
363.
00 4).
85. Documentedexpensesassociated with
the
2010AllianceGolf
Open
totaled
a
minimum
of
approximately $
7,
363.
00.
a. Fifteen (
15)
ndividuals
participated
inthe
2010
AllianceGolfOpenan d
incurredexpensestotaling $7,363.00.
Stapletonissued
nopersonal
paymenttoCapitalWine &Spiritsand/ortheAllianceGroupfor
his
participation intheouting.
b. Stapletonasserts
that
he
estimates
thevalueofthegolfouting
as
approximately $
100.
00to $
120.
00,
andthat
hedid
notavail
himselfof
the
entirety
oftheexpensesas
detailed
above.
86.
Athird
AllianceOpen
wasarrangedbyCapitalWine &
Spirits
for
officialsofthe
PLCB in
2011.
a. MarkLittles,
Capital
Presidentextended
an
invitationtoContiand PLCB
Chairman PatrickStapleton.
87.
MarkLittlesof
CapitalW ine &Spirits
sent
anemail
toConti
and StapletononMarch
30,2011,
at
10:53
a.
m.
which
includedJamesShort,MarketingDirectorofthe
PLCB, along
with
CapitalemployeesRobertSirota,Cristina DesmondandKevin
McCarty. Thesubjectof
the
e-
wasAllianceMeeting
and
includedthe
following:
PJ/Joe,
Onbehalfofour
Alliance
partners,Bacardi,
Brown
Formanand
Remy,
Iwould
like
to
Extend
an
invite
to
the
PLCB
Board,
Joe,
Jimand
members
of
Jim
s
team,
to
an
AllianceOutdoormeeting
at
Philadelphia
CC.
We
would
like
to
see
if
either
7/
14
or
7/21wouldWorkfor
you.
Thedays [sic]
agenda
wouldbe:
Lunch12-1
OutdoorMeeting1-5
Dinner6-8
Thiswouldalltake
place
atPhiladelphia CC.
We
couldsecurerooms
at
Marriott
Conshohocken for
anyone
wanting to
stay
overnight.
Please letusknow
which
date
worksbest
for
youandwecan
startsetting
upthe
details.
Thankyou,
Mark
88.
Sirotaforwardedane-
mailon
June
27,
2011,
at
10:26a.m.
o
Capitalofficials
includingLittles,
Desmond,
andMcCartyregarding thethirdAlliance
Open
which
included
confirmingthe
date
of
July14
atthePhiladelphia
CountyClub.
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a. Desmondrespondedon
June
27at11:00a.
m.
asfollows:
I
havecommunicated
thisinformationtoJim (Short)andMatt (Schwenk).
Kevin (McCarty)
and
Mark (Littles)
shouldhandle
Joe (Conti),PJ
Stapleton),and
Hitz.
1.
Doug
Hitz
is
the
PLCBDirector
of
Planning
and
Procurement.
89.
Littles
sentanothere-mailtoContionJune27,2011,11:44a.
m.
with
thesubject
m atter
Third
Alliance
OpenJuly14alongwithattachments,andincludedas
follows:
Joe,herearethedetailsonthe
Alliancemeeting
for
7/14.Thanks Mark
90. The2011
Alliance
GolfOpenwasheldat
the
PhiladelphiaCountryClub,1601
SpringMillRoad,Gladwyne,PA19035
on
July
14,2011.
a. Theroster/tinerary
for
the2011Alliance
Open
identified theindividuals
participatingasshownbelow:
Group
No.
Player Affiliation
1 PJStapleton PLCB,BoardMember/Chairman
MikeLeibick
Mark Brown-
Forman,
VicePresident/
Director
CentralStates &
Satterthwaite Canada
Mark
Littles
Capital
Wine &
Spirits:
The
CharmerSunbelt
Group,President
GroupNo.
Player
Affiliation
2
JoeConti
PLCB,ChiefExecutiveOfficer
MikeRemitz
R e m yCointreau
USA,VP/
DivisionManager
Todd Pemble
Bacardi
USA,Regional
Director
Matt
Symanski
Brow n-Form an,TerritorySales
Manager
Group
No. Player
Affiliation
3
Jim
Short
PLCB,
DirectorofMarketing
Guil lermo Bacardi,
V.P./
Managing
Director -EastCommercialBusiness
Rodriguez Unit
John
Higgins
Wirtz
Beverage
Nevada,
Sales
Manager
R obSirota Capital
Wine &
Spirits:
The
CharmerSunbeltGroup,Director
ofAllianceBrands
GroupNo. Player Affiliation
4 MattSchwenk PLCB,DirectorofProductSelection
Scott
Pickford Bacard iUS A
Cristina
CapitalWine &
Spirits:
The
CharmerSunbeltGroup,Director
Desmond ofMarketing
and
BusinessAnalytics
Brad Moser R em y
Cointreau
USA,RegionalSales
Manager
GroupNo. Player
Affiliation
5 Doug
Hitz PLCB,
BureauDirector
Kevin
McCarty
CapitalWine &Spirits:TheCharmer
Sunbelt
Group,VP
Com pliance & Adm inistration
Dave
Franke Brown-Forman,StateManager
PA/DE
Rich
Byrne R e m y
Cointreau,
Field
Marketing
Director
1.
Twenty individualsparticipatedinthe
2011
AllianceOpen.
b. The
it inerary
for
theevent
documented
the
followingactivities:
11:00
a.m. Warm
up/
Range-PCC
11:30
a.m.
Lunch-
TheTerrace
12:40p.
m. First
GroupTee
T ime
12:50p.
m.
SecondGroupTee
Time
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1:00p.
m.
ThirdGroupTeeT ime
1:
10
p.m. FourthGroupTeeT ime
1:
20
p.m. Fifth
Group
TeeT ime
5:00p.
m.-
6:30p.
m.Cocktails
on
theTerrace
5:00p.
m.-
6:30p.
m.
Hotel
Check
In-Conshohocken
Marriot
7:00p.
m.
Dinnerat
Philadelphia
CountryClubon
the
Terrace
c.
The
itinerary
for
the
event
documented
hotel
accommodations
available
at
theMarriott,111Crawford
Ave,
West
Conshohocken,
PA19428.
91.
PLCB
attendees
at
theeventincludedShort,
Conti,
Schwenk,Stapleton,and Doug
Hitz,
PLCB
BureauDirectorforPlanning
and
Procurement.
a. Pennsylvaniais
currently
thelargestpurchaser
of
wineandspiritsinthe
United
States
andis
the
second largestworldwide. ThePLCB
owns
and
operates
over600
statestores
throughout
theCommonweal th
and
is
responsibleforthepurchaseand distribution
of
allwineand
spiritswithin
the
state. PLCB employeesattendsuchevents inorder
to
developrelationships
with
vendorsthatsupplyproducttothePLCB.
92.
The
2011
Alliance
Open
wasa
marketing
event
sponsored
by
companies
selling
wine/
spirits
to
thePLCB
through
CapitalWineand
Spirits.
a. Activitiestaking
place
atthe
2011
AllianceOpen included
lunch,
eighteen
holes
ofgolf,cocktails,anddinner. Stapletonasserted thathedidnot
stay
for
theentiretyoftheevent.
93.
Records
of
CapitalWineand
Spirits
inreference
to
theJuly14,2011,AllianceGol f
Opendocumented expenses
incurred
at
the
Philadelphia
Country
Clubin
the
amountof $9,487.
96.
a.
Thebanquet invoice
generatedby
the
Philadelphia
Country
Club (Booking
No.017299)documentedabillingdateofJuly14,2011.
b. The
invoice
documented
theexpense
breakdownas:
Recap &
Total Costs
Services $ 2,
691.55
Resources $
6,
037.00
ServiceChg $ 592.14
SalesTax $ 167.27
Total $ 9,487.96
c. Stapleton issuednopersonalpaymentthatdaytoCapitalWine &
Spirits
and/
or
theAllianceGroup
for
hisparticipation intheouting.
d. Stapletonasserts
thatheestimates
thevalueofthegolfouting
as
approximately $
100.
00to $
120.
00,
andthat
hedid
notavail
himselfof
the
entirety
of
the
expenses
as
detailed
above.
94.
Stapleton
asserts
thathemadeareasonableeffort
to
ascertain
the
value
ofhis
roundofgolfandrepaythe
fullvalue
ofthegolf.
a. Stapletonaskedone
of
theindividualsassociatedwith
hosting
theeventhow
much
heowed fortheday. Theindividual
responded
thatStapletondidnot
oweanything,
asStapleton had
hostedtheindividualthe
prior
dayforlunch
andgolf.
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a.
Expense
recordsofMarkLittlesreflect
Stapleton
attendingadinneronMay
13,2011,at
Mastro
sCity
Hall,
along
with
JamesShort
and
Capital
Managers.
b.
PLCB
members
are
also reflectedasattendingabreakfastand
drinks
event
hosted
byLittles onMay15,2011.
102.
Stapletonattended
the
2012
NABCA
Conference
held
atthe
Marco
Island
Marriott
GolfResort,Naples,Florida,onMay18and19,
2012.
a. Stapletonparticipatedin
golfoutings
onMay18and19,2012,that
were
paidfor
byvendorsofthePLCB.
1. Thevalueof
the
May18,2012,
golf
outing
arranged
byWhite
Rock
Distributors couldnotbedetermined.
2. T he value
of
theMay19,2012
golfouting
arranged
byBrown-Forman
was
approximately $
139.
00
perperson.
THEFOLLOWING
FINDINGS
RELATE
TO
STAPLETONSGENERALRECEIPT
OF
G I FT S
AND
HOSPITALITY
FR O M
VENDORS
AT
A
TIME
W H E N [
HE]
MADE
DECISIONSASTOTHEPURCHASING,
LISTING,
ANDDELISTING
OF
PRODUCT
FROMTHOSE
VENDORSAND/
OR
SUPPLIERS.
103. While
serving
as
the
Chairman
ofthe
PLCB,
Stapletonaccepted
meals/
hospitality
and/orgiftsfromLittlesand/orDesm ond, representatives
of
CapitalWineand
Spirits.
a. Littlesexpense
summar ies
document
meals/hospitalityreceived
and
accepted
by
Stapleton
as
detailedinthe
chartbelow:
ActivityDate NetAmount Description AdditionalText
07/21/
2010 $
460.
75
DinnerPLCB
NewStore
opening
VIP
New
Hope,
Marsha
Browns,
PJ
Stapleton
event
PLCB
Board,
Gina
Gallo
07/22/
2010 $
1,354.33 Lunch, Me eting,Dinner
PLCBNew
NewHopePLCBNewStoreOpening,
PJ
Store Opening
Stapleton,
Joe
Conti,
TomGoldsmith,Bob
Marcus,CW S Managers,Golf,
Lunch,Dinner
12/15/2010 $ 642.60 Dinner, Drinks,
PLCB
Buyers,Dan
Elements,
Pittsburgh,PLCBBuyers, nfinium,
Ankroydvisit CW S
0