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    InRe: WalterJoseph

    Conti, :

    FileDocket: 12-028

    Respo ndent : X-

    ef:

    Order

    No.1627

    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

    completion

    ofits

    investigation,

    the

    InvestigativeDivision

    issued

    andserved

    upon

    Respondent

    a

    FindingsReportidentifiedas

    an nvestigativeComplaint.

    AStipulationofFindingsanda

    ConsentAgreementwere

    subsequently

    submitted

    bythe

    parties

    totheCommissionforconsideration. The

    StipulatedFindings

    are

    setforthas

    the

    Findings

    in

    thisOrder.

    TheConsent

    Agreement

    hasbeen

    approved.

    I.

    ALLEGATIONS:

    ThatWalter

    Joseph

    Conti,apublicofficial/public

    employee

    in

    his

    capacity

    as

    Chief

    ExecutiveOfficerof

    the

    Pennsylvania LiquorControlBoard (PLCB),violatedSections

    1103(a) nd1105(b) ftheStateEthics

    Act (Act

    93of1998)whenheusedthe

    authority

    of

    hispublicpositionfor

    a

    private

    pecuniary

    benefitofhimself

    and/

    ormembersofhis

    immediate

    family,when

    heacceptedgifts, ransportation,

    odging,

    and/or

    hospitality

    from

    vendorsofthePLCB,at

    a

    t ime

    when

    thosevendors

    hadan

    ongoing

    business /contractual

    relationship

    with

    thePLCB;andwhen

    hefailed

    todisclose

    on

    Statementsof

    Financial

    Interests

    his

    receiptofgifts, ransportation, odging

    and/

    or

    hospitalityonStatementsof

    Financial

    Interests

    filed

    for

    the2009 through2011calendaryears.

    II. FINDINGS:

    1.

    Walter

    Joseph

    Conti

    served

    as

    the

    CEO

    of

    the

    PLCB

    from

    December

    16,

    2006,

    o

    February2,

    013.

    a.

    Contiwas

    appointed

    CEOofthePLCB

    on

    December

    16,

    2006,atthe

    directionof

    GovernorEdwardRendell.

    1. Thepositionwasanewlycreatedpositiontohelp

    manage

    the

    operationsofthePLCB.

    b.

    Conti

    servedastheCEOuntilretiringeffectiveFebruary2,

    013.

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    1. Conti

    continuedasan

    annuitant

    with

    thePLCB

    in

    2013toassist

    with

    thetransition

    for

    atime

    period

    nottoexceed

    ninety-

    five (

    95)days.

    2. Contialsoservedasan

    electedMember

    of

    the

    Pennsylvania

    GeneralAssembly

    f rom1993 to2006.

    a.

    Contiwas

    a

    State

    Representative

    f rom1993

    until

    1997.

    b.

    Conti

    wasaStateSenator

    f rom1997

    until

    2006.

    c. As

    aMember

    ofthe

    Pennsylvania

    HouseofRepresentatives,Contiserved

    on

    theHouse

    Liquor

    Control

    Committee.

    d. ContiwasaMemberoftheSenateLawand

    Justice

    Committee.

    e.

    Bothcommittees

    hadpurview

    over

    thePLCB.

    3.

    Conti,

    astheCEOofthePLCB,wasresponsible

    for

    thefollowing

    duties:

    a.

    Directing

    and

    coordinating

    all

    administrative

    and

    businessoperations

    of

    the

    PLCB

    inaccordance

    withapplicable laws

    and

    Commonwealth

    and

    Board

    policies.

    b. Directing,

    through

    subordinateseniorlevelmanagers, he

    agency

    s

    Commonwealth-wide

    activities

    relatedtoprocurement,

    marketing

    andsales,

    distribution,andcontrolofalcoholicbeveragesandalcoholrelated

    education.

    c.

    Directingthe

    development

    and

    implementationof

    policiesand

    procedures

    affectingtheeducation,control,ordistributionandsaleof

    alcoholic

    beverages

    across

    theCommonwealth,

    toinclude

    directing thestudy,

    eview

    and

    improvement

    oftheboardsfinancialactivities.

    d.

    Managing

    the

    agency

    s

    administrative

    functions, ncludinghuman

    resources,

    informationtechnology,andbudgetand

    fiscalmanagement.

    e. Dailycommunicationdirectlywith

    Board

    Members,

    Governor

    sOfficestaff,

    electedofficials,

    prominentindustry representatives,orotherhigh

    ranking

    entities.

    f AsignificantaspectofContis

    dutieswashis

    authoritytodirectand

    implement

    broadagency-

    wide

    policiesandprocedures.

    g. Conti

    s

    workwasperformedwithconsiderable

    independenceandwas

    subject

    to

    reviewthrough

    conferencesand

    reported

    totheBoardfor

    effectivenessandadherencetopolicy.

    4.

    Conti

    sspecificduties include,butwerenotl imitedtothefollowing:

    a. Holdingapprovalauthorityforpoliciesandproceduresaffecting

    the

    distribution,

    marketing,salecontrol

    andeducation

    forallalcoholicbeverages

    sold

    withinthe

    Commonwealth.

    b. Directingtheformulation

    for

    astrategic

    business

    plan

    for

    theagency.

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    c.

    Directing

    the

    development,

    review,

    andimplementation

    ofpolicies,

    procedures,andprogramsin

    order

    toachieveidentified

    goals

    and

    objectives.

    d. Directing

    the

    agency

    s

    administrative

    functions

    including

    budget

    and

    financial

    management,policyand

    planning, icensing,human

    resources,

    informationtechnology,

    alcohol

    education

    and

    equal

    employment

    opportunity

    efforts.

    e.

    Directing

    theagencysbusinessoperations includinglogistics,

    product

    management,store

    operations,andconsumer

    affairs.

    f Directing

    thestudyand

    analysisofagency-wideprofitandlossstatements

    and

    determining

    financialpolicyresultingfromprogram

    area

    recommendations.

    g. Directingtheanalysisand

    review

    ofallbudgetaryactivitiestodevelop

    agency-

    wide

    policies.

    h.

    Directing thereview,

    eengineering,

    mplementation,

    and

    follow-

    up

    analysis

    of

    new

    and

    existing

    businessprocesses

    and

    procedures.

    i

    Directing

    thestudy

    and

    analysisof

    immediateand

    projectedagency-wide

    complementneeds,

    staffing

    structure,and

    human

    resourcetrends

    to

    develop

    human

    resourcestrategies

    andpolicies.

    j Directing

    thestudyofefficient, effective

    andprofitable procurementover

    both

    store inventory

    and

    agency-

    wide

    consumableitems

    andimplementing

    policies

    resultingfrom

    program

    arearecommendations.

    k. Approving agency-wideinformationtechnologystrategic

    direction

    and

    supportingtechnologyinitiatives.

    l

    Directing

    the

    study, eview,

    and

    analysis

    of

    real

    estateactivitiesaffecting

    theBoard

    and

    overseeing

    the

    implementationof

    real

    estaterelatedpolicy

    recommendations.

    m. Directingthereview

    andanalysisof

    store

    operationsanddeveloping

    improved

    policies

    andprocedures.

    n. Coordinatingagencyeventswithotherhighranking

    government

    orprivate

    sectorofficialstopromoteagencyinitiatives.

    o.

    Participating

    in

    the

    performance

    ofsubordinateswork

    consistentwith

    operational

    or

    organizational

    requirements.

    p. Performingthe

    full

    rangeofsupervisoryduties.

    5.

    The

    PLCBwascreated by

    state

    law

    onNovember29,

    1933,

    ollowing theendof

    prohibition.

    a.

    Prohibition

    was

    repealed

    onDecember5, 933,

    withtheratificationofthe

    st

    21 Amendmentto

    theU.

    S.

    Constitution.

    b. Pennsylvania

    is

    oneof

    eighteen (

    18)

    tates

    and

    two (

    2)Maryland

    counties

    thatactivelyparticipatein

    the

    distribution process

    tocontrol

    the

    sale

    of

    alcohol.

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    6. ThePLCB isgovernedbya

    three (

    3)MemberBoard,appointedbytheGovernor

    andconfirmedbyatwo-

    hirds

    voteoftheStateSenate.

    a. TheBoardappointsaChief

    Executive

    Officer.

    7. The

    PLCB

    is

    responsible

    for

    regulating

    the

    sale

    of

    alcohol,

    educating

    consumers

    on

    the

    responsible

    use

    of

    alcohol,

    and

    working

    to

    prevent

    underage

    use

    of

    alcoholic

    beverages.

    8. ThePLCBaccomplishes its

    responsibilities

    through

    marketing

    andmerchandisinga

    retailoperation

    of

    approximately608

    storeswithsalesof

    approximately $

    2.1

    billion

    in

    201 1-2012.

    a. The

    PLCB

    also

    oversees:

    1. Regulationof17,000licenses.

    2. Administrationofalcoholeducationandawarenessprograms.

    b.

    The

    current

    employmentcomplementof

    the

    PLCB is

    approximately

    4,

    00

    people

    with

    four (4)abor

    associations.

    9. BetweenDecember6, 933,and

    April

    1934, hePLCB

    commenced

    operation

    by

    initiatingthefollowing:

    a. More

    than

    600

    licenses

    wereapproved,givingthenew licenseholders,such

    asbarsandrestaurants, the

    right

    tolegallysellalcoholfor

    on-

    premises

    consumption

    in

    Pennsylvania.

    b. ThePLCB

    opened

    sixty-hree (63)state

    stores

    andfive (5) arehouses

    in

    theCommonwealth.

    c. The

    PLCB

    established

    four (

    4)

    istrictoffices

    inP hiladelphia, Harrisburg,Pittsburgh,

    and

    Wilkes -Ba rre.

    1.

    Since

    1939, hePLCB

    hasmaintainedits

    headquartersatthe

    Northwest

    Office

    Building.

    10. OnApril12,1951, hePennsylvaniaGeneralAssemblycombinedexistingbeerand

    liquor

    laws

    into

    onestatute,entitled the LiquorCode.

    11.

    OnJuly1, 987, he

    Pennsylvania

    General

    Assembly

    reenactedthe

    LiquorCode

    andcreatedtheBureau

    of

    Liquor

    ControlEnforcement (

    BLCE),

    within

    the

    Pennsylvania

    State

    Police,which

    is

    responsible

    for

    enforcing

    the

    Liquor

    Code

    and

    theBoards regulations;

    and

    theOfficeof

    Administrative

    LawJudge,an

    autonomous

    office

    within the

    PLCB,which

    isresponsibleforpresidingover

    citation

    and

    enforcement

    hearings.

    12. The

    PLCB

    provides

    productsand

    servicesthroughseven (

    7) edicated

    departments

    designed

    tomeetthe

    specificneeds

    of

    PLCBcustomersand

    licensees.

    a. [ The]

    seven (

    7)

    edicatedoffices

    havespecific

    deputiesin

    chargeofthem.

    b.

    Dedicated

    offices

    are: Finance,

    Supply

    Chain,

    Marketing &

    Merchandising,

    RetailOperations,Administration,Regulatory Affairs,and

    External

    Affairs.

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    13.

    ThePLCB isahighvolumepurchaserof

    wine

    andspirits intheUnitedStates.

    a. ThePLCB

    currentlyoperates

    approximately

    608

    stores,

    which

    areleased

    from privatelandlords.

    b.

    T he

    PLCB

    outsources

    warehousing

    services

    for

    three (

    3)

    istribution

    centersinPennsylvania.

    c.

    There

    currentlyareapproximately25,595beveragealcohollicensesand

    permits

    throughoutPennsylvaniaand

    5,

    391registered maltand

    brewed

    beveragebrandsgranted bythePLCB.

    14. Products that

    are

    soldby

    thePLCBare

    categorizedas

    either

    regularitem s, uxu ry

    items,or

    special

    orderi tems.

    a.

    Regular

    items

    are

    productsthat

    are

    routinelystocked in

    the

    distribution

    centers.

    b.

    Luxury i tems

    are

    products that

    are

    purchased

    intermittentlyor

    asone-

    im e

    purchases.

    c. SpecialorderproductsareitemsthatarenotstockedinthePLCB

    distributioncentersbut

    may

    bespecialordered by

    either

    l icensees

    or

    by

    consumers.

    d. ThePLCBalsooperates

    the

    ChairmansSelectionProgram,whichoffers

    wine

    atpremium collection

    stores.

    15. Asa

    Control

    State, he

    PLCB

    isthe

    only

    retailseller

    of

    wine/spiritsinthe

    Commonwealth.

    a. ThePLCB

    may

    grantlicensestoentities/establishments forthesaleof

    alcoholicbeverages

    foron-

    site

    consumption

    as

    well

    as

    for

    vendors

    who

    sell

    products

    foroff-

    site

    consumption.

    b. In

    orderforan

    alcoholic

    beverage

    to

    besoldinPennsylvania,

    itmust

    be

    authorized

    forsaleby

    thePLCB.

    1. Ifaproduct

    is

    isted t

    is

    authorized

    for

    saleand stockedasa

    productinPLCBretailstores.

    16.

    Inordertohaveaproductsold

    by

    thePLCB,a

    manufacturer/

    supplierofalcoholic

    beverageproducts may

    employseveral

    different

    methods

    to

    have

    its product

    representedwithinthe

    CommonwealthofPennsylvania.

    a. Amanufacturer/supplierm ay

    market

    itsproductdirectly

    to

    thePLCBforthe

    listing/

    delistingprocess

    as

    well

    asfor

    sales

    and

    distribution.

    b. Amanufacturer/supplier

    m ay

    marketitsproductthroughavendor.

    1.

    Forall

    sales/

    distribution,

    a

    vendorof

    recordmustbe

    identifiedwith

    thePLCB.

    2. Amanufacturer/

    supplier

    m ayalsobea

    vendo r/vendo r

    ofrecord.

    c.

    A

    manufacturer/suppliermayenlistthe

    services

    of

    abroker,who theninturn

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    representsthemanufacturer/supplierandits

    products

    beforethePLCB.

    1. Any

    broker

    mayrepresentmultiplemanufacturers/suppliersand/

    or

    multipleproducts

    before

    thePLCB.

    2. Abrokerm ayalsoserveasa

    vendor/vendor

    ofrecord.

    17. Once

    a

    product

    is

    manufactured,

    if

    a

    manufacturer/supplier

    is

    utilizing

    a

    vendor/vendor

    of

    record,

    product

    isthen

    shippedto

    the

    custodyof

    the

    vendor/vendorofrecord.

    a. The

    vendortakesphysicalcustodyoftheproduct

    for

    deliverytothePLCB.

    b. Payment

    fortheproductismade

    between

    thePLCB

    and

    thevendor/vendor

    ofrecord.

    c. Ifa

    manufacturer/

    supplierisservingasitsownvend or/vend orof

    record,

    productisshippeddirectly

    from

    themanufacturer/suppliertothePLCB.

    18. Ifamanufacturer/

    supplieris

    utilizingabroker,

    productisstilldistributed

    from

    the

    vendor/vendor

    of

    record

    to

    the

    PLCB.

    a. Whereabrokerisutilized,paymentis

    made

    from the

    PLCB

    tothebroker.

    b. Abroker

    m ay

    alsoserveasavendo r/vendorofrecord.

    19.

    ThePLCBperiodicallyreviewsallproductscurrentlysoldinPLCBretailstoresto

    evaluatetheirprofitability,

    and,

    atoraboutthesame t ime,

    considers

    new

    products

    forplacement

    in

    PLCBretail

    storesthrough

    a

    processknownas

    isting

    and

    delisting.

    a. Listing/delistingo ccu rstwiceayear,usually inthe

    fall

    andspringofeach

    year.

    b.

    Thegoal

    of

    listing/

    delisting is

    to

    achieve

    a1:1

    ratio, [

    such

    that]

    or

    each

    productlisted,

    oneproduct

    is

    delisted,duetothe

    l imited amount

    ofshelf

    spaceavailableateach

    PLCBretail

    store.

    20. Theprocess topresentanewproduct

    for

    listingis

    regulated

    throughthe

    PLCB.

    a. Onlyindividuals/entitieswithaPennsylvania VendorPermitmaypresent

    items

    forlisting.

    b. Afee

    of $

    50.00 (

    peri tem/per

    size)

    oreach

    proposednewproduct

    listing

    is

    required.

    c. Appropriatepaperwork aswellastwo (2) roductsamples forwineandone

    1)

    roductsample

    for

    spirits

    isrequired

    to

    be

    submitted.

    d. Oncetheappropriateapplicationhas

    been

    submitted,adate/imespecific

    will

    be

    scheduledfor

    a

    vendor/brokerto

    present

    new

    product

    to [staff]

    members

    ofthePLCB.

    e.

    Generally

    two (2) ottlesofaproductareprovided for

    sampling.

    i One (1) ottlefortastingand

    another

    forlabelreview

    are

    submitted.

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    f PLCBstaff [members]usuallyresponsibleforevaluating

    new

    products

    are:

    DirectorofMarketingandMerchandising

    ChiefProductManagement

    and

    Pricing

    Division

    Merchandising

    Pricing

    Coordinator(

    s).

    g. Presentation t ime

    is

    limited

    to

    forty-iveto

    ninety

    m inutes (45-90)minutesper

    vendor/

    broker

    regardless

    ofthenumberofi temsbeing

    presented

    for

    new

    listing.

    1. SamplingistooccuratPLCBheadquarters inaroomcalledthe

    RetailEducationCenter

    or

    theR ECRoom.

    h.

    Once

    a

    new

    productpresentationhas

    beenmade,

    arecommendation

    will

    be

    made

    as

    towhetherthe

    newproduct

    should

    be

    listed (

    soldin

    PLCBretail

    stores).

    1. Areportof

    products

    tobe

    listed

    isforwarded tothe

    Commissioners

    for

    approval.

    2.

    TheCommissionersdo

    notparticipate

    in

    the

    new

    product

    review

    process.

    3. Commissioners voteonthe

    entire

    recommended newproduct list,

    withoutanyindependentreviewoftheprod uct/supportdata.

    4. TheDirectorof

    Marketing

    andMerchandisingalong

    with

    theChiefof

    the

    ProductManagementandPricingDivisionmake

    the

    final

    recommendation

    tothe

    Commissionas

    to

    what

    product(

    s)

    houldbe

    listed forsale.

    5.

    Luxury

    wines

    andone-

    imebuys,

    ncluding

    the

    Chairman

    s

    Selection

    Program,arenotsubjecttothe

    listing/

    delistingprocess.

    i Contiassertsthat

    he

    didnotparticipate inanylisting

    or

    delistingmeetings.

    1.

    Board

    approval

    ofthe

    listing

    ordelisting

    bypassed

    Contiin

    his

    position.

    21. Delisting

    occurs

    simultaneously

    with

    thelistingprocess.

    a. Thedelistingprocess

    is

    formallytermed categorymanagement,butis

    commonlydescribedas bucketing

    or

    iltrationprocess.

    1.

    Productsof

    liketype

    areplaced intocategories;

    i

    .winesofasimilar

    vintage,

    ype,

    style,price,

    etc.,are

    groupedtogether.

    2. I temsare

    categorized

    bylengthoftime

    listed:

    tems

    listed

    for

    less

    thanone

    year

    arenoteligible

    for

    delisting; tems listed

    for

    between

    eighteento

    twenty-

    four (18-24)

    months

    arereviewedseparatelyfrom

    thoseitems

    listed

    twenty-four (

    24)

    months

    or

    more.

    3.

    Aftereachitem

    is

    reviewed,it

    is

    placed intoa

    ucket

    ifit

    passesthe

    filtering

    criteria. Forexample,

    ifa

    productmeetsthe

    threshold

    criteria,itis

    ucketed

    to

    the

    nextareaof

    review.

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    4. I temsarereviewed

    for

    theirprofitabilitywithspecialattentionbeing

    placedon:how

    much

    profit [was]

    generated;

    howmanystores

    stocked the

    i tem;percentage

    of

    profit

    growth (

    20%

    rowthisviewed

    by

    PLCB

    asa oodproduct.)

    b.

    Ifa

    product

    is

    to

    be

    delisted,

    he

    vendor

    is

    notified

    and

    provided

    anopportunity

    to

    avoid

    a

    delisting.

    1. Actionssuchasanadvertisingcampaign,discounts, [and]product

    sam pling [are]used topromotesalesandpossiblyavoidadelisting.

    c. Recommendationsfor

    delistingare

    similar

    tolistings,

    where

    theDirectorof

    Marketingand

    Merchandisingalong

    withthe

    Chief oftheProduct

    ManagementandPricingDivisionmakethefinalrecommendation tothe

    Boardastowhatproduct(s) houldbedelisted.

    22.

    Priorto

    sometime in

    2012,thePLCBpurchasedallproductandwarehoused itina

    PLCB facilityuntildistributiontoPLCBretail

    stores.

    a.

    PLCB

    was

    responsible

    for

    payment

    of

    the

    product

    once

    it

    was

    within

    its

    possession.

    b. PLCBassumedresponsibilityfor

    loss

    of

    theproduct

    duetotheft,

    spoilage,

    damage,

    etc.,

    once

    inthephysicalcustodyofPLCB.

    23.

    Duringcalendar2012, hePLCBinitiated

    a

    purchasing/nventorysystemof

    bailment.

    a. ThroughthePLCBsbailmentsystem,

    productisshippedto

    PLCB

    warehouses from the

    vendor,

    as

    occurred

    pre-2012.

    b. PLCBdoesnottransfer

    payment

    of

    fundsnorownership

    of

    theproductuntil

    it

    is

    to

    be

    shipped

    to

    the

    PLCB

    retail

    stores.

    c. ThePLCBsystem ofbailmentallows

    for

    greatercontrol

    over

    inventory

    and

    alsolimits

    therisk/exposurethePLCB

    mayhave

    regarding

    productloss.

    1.

    Through

    the

    bailmentprocess,PLCB

    maintainsnomore thanthree

    3)o

    five (

    5) eeksworthof

    inventory

    withinitswarehouses.

    2. Currently

    twenty

    seven (27)

    endorsare

    underbailmentwith

    the

    PLCB,which

    represents

    approximately80%of

    the

    cashvalueof

    PLCBproducts

    sold.

    d. Priortoinitiatinga

    bailmentprocess,

    PLCBstaffwas

    responsible

    for

    predictingthemarketforaparticularproduct;if

    saleswere

    notasexpected,

    the

    PLCB

    would

    suffera

    f inancial

    loss

    throughspoilage

    ofproduct

    if

    an

    excessive

    amount

    ofproductremainedunsold.

    24.

    Theprimaryvendorsproviding products tothePLCBare:

    SouthernWineandSpirits

    CapitalWine

    andSpirits

    Allied

    Bev erage (Majestic).

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    25. SouthernWineandSpiritsofAmerica,Inc. (

    Sou thern), [claims]

    tobe

    th e

    nations

    largest

    wine

    andspiritsdistributor.

    a.

    Sinceitscreation/

    ormationin1968,Southern

    has

    maintained

    its

    corporate

    office

    inMiami,

    Florida.

    b.

    Currently,Southernrepresents

    clients

    in

    no

    less

    thanthirty-five (

    35)

    states

    includ ing ControlS tates

    and

    Open

    States.

    1. An OpenState eferstoastate/

    urisdiction

    wherewine,spirits,and

    beer

    salesare

    conductedthroughanindependentbeverage

    distributor/

    retailer.

    2. A

    ControlState swhere

    a

    state

    orcounty controlsorregulatesthe

    distribution

    and/orthesaleofwine,spirits,and/orbeer.

    3. Pennsylvania is

    the

    largestControlStateoperation in

    the

    United

    States.

    26.

    Southern

    Wine &

    SpiritsofPennsylvaniaoperatesas

    a

    l icensedwine

    and

    spirits

    broker-

    marketer.

    a.

    Southern

    expanded itsoperations

    into

    Pennsylvania

    in

    1995.

    b. Southern

    employs

    approximatelytwo-hundredtwenty-five (225)salesand

    supportstaffstatewide inPennsylvania.

    c. Southernmaintains

    two (2) ffices

    within

    Pennsylvania,

    oneinthe

    King

    of

    Prussiaarea,

    andthe

    other

    inthe

    Greater

    Pittsburghgeographic

    area.

    1. Theseemployees

    are

    responsibleformarketingandmerchandising

    alcoholic

    beverages

    tothemore than600

    PLCB

    state

    stores,

    aswell

    asPennsylvanias14,500on-

    premiseaccounts.

    2.

    The

    PLCB is

    Southern

    sonly

    off-

    premisecustomer.

    27. Brad

    M.

    Waxm an (

    Waxman)

    stheExecutive

    Vice

    President,GeneralManager

    of

    SouthernWine &

    SpiritsofPennsylvania.

    a. InJanuary1999,

    Waxman

    initiatedhis

    employment

    withSouthern.

    1. In2002,WaxmanwasnamedExecutiveVicePresident,General

    SalesManagerofSoutherns

    Pennsylvania

    operations.

    b. MarkSweeney

    istheformer

    Vice

    President

    and

    General

    Manager

    ofNorth

    AmericanWineand

    Spirits,a

    division

    of

    SouthernWineand

    Spirits.

    1.

    Sweeney

    also

    made

    sales

    calls

    to

    PLCBofficials

    and

    employees.

    2.

    In

    2008,Waxmanwaspromoted

    to

    theposition

    of

    ExecutiveVice

    President/GeneralManagerofSoutherns

    Pennsylvania

    operations.

    28. Southern isabrokerand

    vendor/vendor

    ofrecordfora

    number

    ofwinesand/or

    spiritssoldto

    thePLCB.

    a. Waxmanserves

    as

    abroker foranumberof

    the

    productsbefore

    the

    PLCB.

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    b. Productsfor

    which

    Southernservesas

    broker

    and/

    or

    vendor/vendor

    of

    record accountforbetweenapproximately6.43%

    o

    6.85%

    of

    PLCBtotal

    Cost

    ofGoodsSold (COGS)

    during

    thelastfive (5) ears.

    c. Alistof

    Southern

    s

    businesswiththePLCB

    is

    detailed

    below:

    Fiscal

    Year

    Percentof

    Supplier

    Name

    Fiscal

    Year

    Payment COGS

    SOUTHERNWINE &SPIRITS

    200 7-200 8 $ 62,051,980.00

    6.

    60%

    OF

    PA

    SOUTHERNWINE &SPIRITS

    200 8-200 9 $ 67,340,276.96

    6.

    64%

    OF

    PA

    SOUTHERNWINE &SPIRITS

    200 9-201 0 $ 72,529,178.51

    6.

    85%

    OF

    PA

    SOUTHERN

    WINE &SPIRITS

    201 0-201 1 $

    69,482,807.78

    6.

    43%

    OF

    PA

    SOUTHERN

    WINE &SPIRITS

    201 1-201 2 $

    77,641,059.78

    6.

    78%

    OF

    PA

    Thespreadsheetaboveisonlyabletodetailapproximately 86%ofPLCB inventory,

    as

    the

    remaining

    percentage

    is

    made

    up

    of

    smal l

    purchases.

    29.

    Inadditionto

    BradWaxman,Mark

    Sweeney

    alsomarketsproducts

    tothePLCB

    on

    behalfof

    Southern.

    30.

    Capital

    Wine &Spirits,

    LLC (

    Capital) claimstobeoneofthelargest

    wholesalers/brokersofwineandspirits inPennsylvania.

    a. Capitalisamemberofthe

    Charmer

    SunbeltGroup,a

    nationwide

    distributor

    of

    wine,

    spirits,beer,and

    other

    beverages.

    b. TheCharmer

    SunbeltGroup is

    a

    collectionofprivately

    held companiesand

    operatesdistributor/

    brokeragehouses

    innoless

    thanfifteen (

    15)

    tates,

    includingPennsylvania.

    c. Capitalemploysmore

    than

    two-hundred (200)employeesand

    reports

    tosell

    in

    excessoffourmillioncasesof

    wineandspirit

    throughoutthe

    Commonwealth.

    d.

    Thereported

    4million

    casesofwine/

    spirit

    sales

    include

    salestothePLCB.

    31. Capitalisabrokerandvendo r/vendo r

    of

    recordforanumber

    ofwines

    and/or

    spirits

    soldtothePLCB.

    a. Productsbrokered

    by

    Capitalaccountforatotalofbetween

    approximately

    19.11%

    o

    22.03%

    ofPLCBtotalCostofGoods

    Sold

    during thelastfive (5)

    years.

    b.

    A

    listof

    Capital

    sbusiness

    with

    the

    PLCB isdetailed

    below:

    Fiscal

    Year

    Percentof

    Supplier

    Name

    FiscalYear

    Payment

    COGS

    1

    BACARDIUSA

    INC.

    200 7-200 8 $ 65,399,563.92 6.96%

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    1

    BROWNFORMAN 200 7-200 8 $

    50,057,434.25

    5.

    33%

    REMY

    COINTREAU

    USA

    200 7-200 8 $

    8,

    306,486.83

    0.

    88%

    INC.

    CAPITALWINE &SPIRITS 200 7-200 8 $ 40,178,158.61 4.28%

    WHITEROCK

    2

    DISTILLERIES

    200 7-200 8 $

    18,

    931,222.

    63

    2.

    01%

    BANFI

    PRODUCTS

    CORPORATION

    200 7-200 8 $ 12,874,577.00

    1.

    37%

    SUTTER

    HOMEWINERY

    2

    200 7-200 8 $ 11,305,649.31 1.20%

    FiscalYear

    Percentof

    SupplierName

    FiscalYear

    Payment COGS

    BACARDI

    USA INC. 200 8-200 9 $ 62,721,532.75

    6.

    19%

    BROWNFORMAN

    200 8-200 9 $ 46,707,019.90

    4.

    61%

    REMY

    COINTREAUUSA

    200 8-200 9 $

    7,

    032,821.38

    0.

    69%

    INC.

    CAPITALWINE &

    200 8-200 9 $ 37,819,784.20

    3.

    73%

    SPIRITS

    WHITEROCK

    200 8-200 9 $

    15,925,879.32

    1.

    57%

    DISTILLERIES

    BANFI

    PRODUCTS

    200 8-200 9 $ 14,124,707.82 1.39%

    CORPORATION

    SUTTER

    HOME

    WINERY

    200 8-200 9 $

    14,

    381,248.

    01

    1.

    42%

    Fiscal

    Year

    Percentof

    Supplier

    Name

    FiscalYear

    Payment

    COGS

    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%

    REMY

    COINTREAU

    USA

    200 9-201 0 $

    7,

    911,959.

    34

    0.

    75%

    INC.

    CAPITAL

    WINE &

    200 9-201 0 $ 38,317,957.26 3.62%

    SPIRITS

    WHITEROCK

    200 9-201 0 $ 21,435,297.82

    2.

    02%

    DISTILLERIES

    BANFI

    PRODUCTS

    200 9-201 0 $ 16,606,904.35

    1.

    57%

    CORPORATION

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    SUTTER

    HOMEWINERY 200 9-201 0 $ 15,255,869.66 1.44%

    FiscalYear

    Percentof

    SupplierName Fiscal

    Year

    Payment COGS

    BACARDI

    USA INC. 201 0-201 1 $ 61,685,074.98

    5.

    71%

    BROWNFORMAN 201 0-201 1 $ 47,563,997.04 4.40%

    REMY

    COINTREAU

    USA

    201 0-201 1 $ 7,

    305,972.

    37 0.68%

    INC.

    CAPITAL

    WINE &

    201 0-201 1 $

    39,033,604.40

    3.

    61%

    SPIRITS

    WHITEROCK

    201 0-201 1 $ 19,421,875.69

    1.

    80%

    DISTILLERIES

    BANFI

    PRODUCTS

    201 0-201 1 $ 16,521,319.81

    1.

    53%

    CORPORATION

    SUTTER

    HOME

    WINERY 201 0-201 1 $

    14,909,694.70

    1.

    38%

    FiscalYear

    Percentof

    SupplierName

    FiscalYear

    Payment COGS

    BACARDIUSA

    INC.

    201 1-201 2 $ 60,866,013.23 5.31%

    BROWN

    FORMAN

    201 1-201 2 $

    48,

    337,155.

    48

    4.

    22%

    REMY

    COINTREAUUSA

    201 1-201 2 $ 9,

    765,846.17

    0.

    85%

    INC.

    CAPITALWINE &

    201 1-201 2 $ 42,274,675.76

    3.

    69%

    SPIRITS

    WHITEROCK

    201 1-201 2 $ 25,582,535.77 2.23%

    DISTILLERIES

    BANFI

    PRODUCTS

    201 1-201 2 $ 16,385,912.23 1.43%

    CORPORATION

    SUTTER

    HOMEWINERY 201 1-201 2 $ 18,394,480.35

    1.

    61%

    1.

    MembersofTheAlliance

    2

    Manufacturersrepresented

    by

    CapitalinPennsylvania

    The

    spreadsheet

    above

    is

    only

    able

    todetailapproximately 86%of

    PLCB

    inventory,as

    the

    remaining

    percentage

    is

    made

    up

    ofsmal lpurchases.

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    32. Inaneffortto

    condensemarketingefforts

    andmaximizesalesandproduct

    exposure,severalmanufacturers/producers

    of

    wines,spirits

    and

    malt/

    brewed

    beverageshave formedpartnerships formarketing

    purposes;one

    suchpartnership

    is

    The

    Alliance.

    a.

    TheAllianceis

    comprised

    of

    wine/spirit

    supp liers: Baca rdi

    USA ( Bacardi);

    Brown

    Forman;

    and

    Remy

    Cointreau (

    Remy) .

    b.

    The

    Alliance

    was

    establishedbyBacardi,Brown

    Forman,

    andRemyto e-

    shape heirrouteto

    market

    inordertoprovide

    greaterservice

    and

    access

    to

    theconsumer.

    c. Thegoal

    of

    T he

    Alliance

    was/

    stocreate

    away

    forBacardi,Brown

    Forman,

    andRemy

    to

    leverage

    theirscale

    andprofitability

    in

    ordertosecure

    dedicated

    resources.

    33. The

    Alliance

    is

    aUnitedStates

    program and

    is

    focusedon

    distribution

    and

    a

    combined portfolioin

    aneffort

    tocompetewith

    other

    suppliers.

    a. TheAlliancecovers

    twenty-

    six (

    26)markets,

    which

    includes thestateof

    Pennsylvania.

    b. WithinPennsylvania,TheAlliance

    is

    representedby

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spirits/CharmerSunbeltGroup.

    34.

    Bacardiwas

    founded

    in1862,withBacardiUSA being

    established

    inNewYorkCity

    in

    1944;

    BacardiUSA relocated toMiamiin

    1964.

    a.

    Bacardi

    reportsworldwidesales

    of $

    5.5

    billion;

    Bacardi

    fiscal

    year

    recap

    for

    Pennsylvania includeda

    PLCBRolling

    12

    MarketProfitof $

    13,127,361.00.

    b. ThetotalBacardiportfoliocasessoldinPennsylvaniawas

    reported

    at

    642,870.

    00.

    c. Bacardis

    totalPennsylvania

    marketingbudget

    was $5.4million.

    35. BrownForman

    was

    founded in1870and isone

    of

    thelargestAmericanownedwine

    andspiritcompanies

    in

    theworld,andisamong thetoptenlargestglobalspirits

    companies.

    a.

    Brown

    Form anreported $3.2billionannual

    net

    spiritandwinesalesfor

    Fiscal

    Year2009.

    b. Brown

    Forman

    reported

    PLCB

    Rolling12MarketProfitof $77,

    066,137.

    00.

    c.

    Thetotal

    BrownFormanportfolio

    casessoldin

    Pennsylvaniawas390,415.

    d. Brown

    Forman

    stotalPennsylvania marketingbudgetwas $2,582,120.00.

    36.

    Remyisa

    two-

    hundred

    eighty-

    eight (288)yearold

    companybased

    inParis,

    France,

    withglobal

    sales

    reportedofover $

    1Billion.

    a.

    Remy

    USA isheadquartered

    in

    NewYork,

    and

    itwas

    established in

    1981.

    b.

    Remy

    USA

    reports

    tohavespentapproximately $98 3,500.00in

    SPA

    support

    for

    sales

    programsduringthe

    2011-

    2012fiscal

    year;

    and

    an

    addit ional

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    400,000.00in

    marketing

    support

    for

    thePennsylvaniamarketplace

    annually.

    c. Totalestimated

    expenditures

    formarketing

    inPennsylvaniatotal

    1,

    383,500.

    00orapproximately $23.00onevery

    case

    of

    beverage

    sold

    in

    the

    StateofPennsylvania.

    37.

    Capital

    Wineand

    Spirits

    representatives

    interacting

    most

    often

    with

    PLCBofficials

    include thefollowing:

    MarkLittles, ormer

    President,CapitalWine

    andSpirits

    Christina

    Desmond,

    Directorof

    MarketingandBusinessAnalytics

    RobSirota,GeneralManager,AllianceDivisionofCapitalWineand

    Spirits

    Kevin

    McCarty,Vice-

    Presidentof

    Compliance

    and

    Administration

    of

    CapitalWineandSpirits

    Tim

    Kilcullen,Vice-

    President

    of

    WineandEducation,CapitalWineand

    Spirits.

    38.

    AlliedBeverageGroup,LLC (

    Allied)

    wascreatedbythemergersofTheBaxter

    Group,

    Inc.,

    F&

    A

    DistributingCompany

    andThe

    Jaydor

    Corporation.

    a.

    Allied reports to

    beNew

    Jersey

    s

    argest

    and

    mostcomprehensivewine

    and

    spiritsdistributor

    and

    ranksamongtheten

    largestdistributorsin

    the

    United

    States.

    b. Allied

    also

    operatessubsidiaryMajestic

    Wine &

    Spirits,

    USA,LLC

    Majestic),whichisaPennsylvania brokerageand vend or/vend or

    of

    record

    for

    productssoldtothePLCB.

    1.

    Asa

    broker/vendor,Majestic

    provides

    merchandising

    andpromotional

    servicesfor

    severalmajor

    suppliersofalcoholic

    beverages.

    2.

    Majestic

    reports

    to

    be

    the

    PLCB

    s

    highest

    volumedistributor

    of

    special liquororders.

    39.

    As

    abroker

    andvendor/vendor

    ofrecord

    forproductssold

    to

    thePLCB,Allieds

    and/orMajestic

    s

    sales

    account

    forbetweenapproximately1.51%o2.18%ofPLCB

    totalCostof

    Goods

    Soldduring

    thelastfive (

    5)

    ears.

    a. A

    detailed

    listof

    Majestic

    s

    businesswiththePLCB

    is

    detailed

    below:

    Fiscal

    Year

    Percentof

    Supplier

    Name

    FiscalYear

    Payment

    COGS

    MAJESTIC

    WINEAND

    200 7-200 8 $ 15,623,508.91

    1.

    66%

    SPIRITS

    MAJESTIC

    WINEAND

    200 8-200 9 $ 15,267,768.10

    1.

    51%

    SPIRITS

    MAJESTIC

    WINEAND

    200 9-201 0 $ 16,454,785.45

    1.

    55%

    SPIRITS

    MAJESTIC

    WINEAND

    2010 -2011 $ 16,973,020.65

    1.

    57%

    SPIRITS

    MAJESTIC

    WINEAND

    2011-2012 $ 25,000,032.79

    2.

    18%

    SPIRITS

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    40.

    Majestic

    s

    primary

    contacts

    withPLCBofficials

    and

    employees

    are

    Chris

    Papariello

    andEdwardMurray.

    a.

    Papariello isExecutiveVice-PresidentofMajestic.

    b. Murray

    serves

    as

    Majestic

    sEasternRegional

    Manager.

    41.

    Executives

    and

    marketing

    representatives

    from

    vendorssupplyingproducts

    to

    the

    PLCBwouldmeet

    with

    PLCBemployeestomarket

    products.

    a. Those representatives

    offeredgifts,

    ransportation, odging,andhospitalityto

    PLCB

    employees,

    ncluding

    Conti.

    b. These

    items

    includinggolfevents,meals,alcoholicbeverages,andgift

    cards

    were

    offered

    when listing/

    delisting

    of [

    products]

    was

    occurring.

    c.

    Items

    ofvaluewereroutinelyprovidedto

    PLCBofficials

    whowerein

    discussion [sic]

    makingpositions

    regarding product

    selection

    and

    placement.

    42 AstheCEOofthe

    PLCB , Contiinteractedandmet

    with

    suppliersandbrokersof

    wine

    and

    spirits

    for

    the

    PLCB, ncluding

    representatives

    of

    Capital,

    Southern,

    Majestic (

    Allied

    Beverage),and

    WhiteRock

    Distilleries,

    avendorrepresentedby

    Capital.

    a. Contiwould

    meet

    withsuppliers/brokersattheofficesofthePLCB,store

    openings,golfoutings,anddinnermeetingsatrestaurants.

    b. Individuals that

    Conti

    had

    specificdealingswith

    as

    theCEOfrom theabove

    listedentities included:

    Mark

    Littles,

    President

    ofCapital

    Wine &

    Spirits;

    TriciaBrungo,

    ControlState

    ManagerforWhite

    RockDistilleries;

    and

    Mark

    Sweeney,

    VicePresident

    ofSales

    in

    Pennsylvania

    for

    Diageo.

    T HE

    FOLLOWING

    FINDINGS

    RELATE

    TO

    CONTIS

    PARTICIPATIONIN

    APRO-

    AM

    GOLF

    EVENT SPONSORED

    ANDPAID

    BY

    A

    PLCB

    BROKER

    AND

    A

    PLCB

    SUPPLIER.

    43. In2010and2011,

    Capital

    Wine

    and Spirits invited

    Conti

    andMembersofthePLCB

    toparticipateinPro-AmgolfeventsoccurringattheAroniminkGolfClub.

    a. Aronimink

    GolfClub

    is

    aprivate

    country

    club

    located

    at3600

    St.David

    Road,Newtown

    Square,Pennsylvania 19073.

    b. Aroniminkhasatopratedchampionship

    golfcourse.

    44.

    The

    AT&T

    NationalGolf

    Tournament (

    AT&TTournament)washeld

    at

    Aronimink

    GolfClubduring

    2010

    and

    2011.

    a.

    T he

    AT&

    TTournamentwaspartof

    theProfessional

    Golf

    Association (

    PGA)

    Tour,

    n

    which

    weekly

    tournaments

    are

    held

    across

    the

    country.

    b. T he

    AT&

    TTournament

    at

    AroniminkGolfClubwasmanagedandorganized

    bytheTigerWoodsFoundation

    for

    thePGA.

    1. TheTigerWoods

    Foundation

    was

    established

    in1996

    by

    Tiger

    Woods

    and

    hisfather,

    Earl

    Woods,tocreate

    and

    support

    community-

    based programs

    that improve

    thehealth,

    educationand

    welfareofall

    childreninAmerica.

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    2.

    One

    ofprograms itsupportedwastheAT&TTournament.

    45.

    The

    AT&

    TTournamentisnormallyheld

    from

    Monday throughSunday.

    a.

    From Mondaythrough

    Wednesday,

    Pro-

    Am Tournamentsareheld,

    n

    which

    amateurs

    willplayalong

    with

    a

    professional

    golferfora

    fee.

    b. The

    actualPGA

    golf

    tournament

    is

    held

    from

    Thursday

    throughSunday.

    c. Aspartofthe

    AT&

    TTournamentheldatAroniminkGolfClubin

    2010

    and

    2011,

    Pro-AmTournamentswereheldMonday throughWednesday.

    46.

    Costs

    inassociation

    withplaying

    in

    aPGA

    Pro-Am

    eventvarieddependingon

    whether

    or

    not

    agolferwas

    sponsored.

    a. SponsorsofPro-Am

    events

    aregenerallyprovidedwith

    passes

    toparticipate

    inthePro-

    Am

    event.

    b.

    T he

    feesto

    play

    inPro-Am eventsvaried

    by

    dayofweek

    and

    accompanying

    professionalgolfer.

    c. The

    fees

    could rangef rom $1,

    200.

    00to $9,

    500.

    00.

    47. When theAT&TTournamentwasheldatAroniminkGolfClubin2010and2011,

    theTiger

    Woods

    Foundation, nconjunctionwiththePGATour,organizedand

    managedthetournament.

    a. NeitherAronimink

    Golf

    Club

    noritsmembersplayedanyrole

    inthe

    tournament,

    nor

    were

    they

    given

    theopportunity forany

    discounts

    that

    included

    playinginthePro-Am.

    48. Aspartof

    managing

    andorganizing

    the

    AT&T

    Tournament

    heldat

    Aronimink

    Golf

    Clubin2010,

    he

    Tiger

    Woods

    Foundationoffered

    sponsorships

    tovarious

    corporations

    and

    businesses.

    a.

    Oneofthesponsorsofthe

    Tournamentwas

    Bacardi,USA.

    49. Bacardi,

    USA

    is

    a

    division

    of

    BacardiLimited, the

    largest

    privatelyheld

    family

    ownedspiritscompany

    in

    theworld.

    a. CapitalWineandSpiritsservesasabroker

    for

    BacardiinPennsylvania.

    50. In

    2010,

    Bacardi,

    USA

    donated

    approximately $140,000.00

    tosponsormultiple

    Tiger

    WoodsCharityGolfEventsinthe

    UnitedStates,

    which included the

    AT&

    T

    Tournamentheldat

    Aronimink

    GolfClub.

    a. Aspart

    ofbeing

    asponsorforevents involvingtheTiger

    Woods

    Foundation

    in

    2010, hree (3)

    ickets

    were

    provided

    by

    Bacardi,

    USA

    toitsbroker

    in

    Pennsy lvania (

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spirits)

    o

    participate inthe

    AT&

    TPro-Am

    heldatAroniminkGolfClub.

    51.

    As

    a

    vendorofthePLC B, Capital

    Wine &

    Spir its--broker

    for

    Bacardi,USA--

    nvited

    Conti,

    alongwithPLCB

    BoardMembersPatrick

    Stapletonand

    Robert

    Marcus,

    to

    participateinthe

    2010AT&T

    Pro-Am

    heldat

    Aronimink

    GolfClub.

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    a. CapitalsPresident,

    Mark

    Littles,provided theinvitationtoConti,Marcus,

    andStapleton

    at

    atimewhenCapitalWine &

    Spirits

    servedasbrokerfor

    multipleproducts

    listed/

    pending

    listingbefore

    thePLCB.

    b. Littles,Conti,Stapleton

    andMarcusare

    all

    experiencedgolfers,

    withgolf

    handicapsestablished

    by

    the

    United

    States

    Golf

    Association.

    52.

    BothConti

    and

    Stapleton

    played

    in

    thePro-

    Am

    attheAT&

    T

    Tournament

    on

    June

    28,

    2010,

    atAroniminkGolfClub.

    53.

    The

    following

    packagedbenefitswere

    made

    availabletoeachgolferandwere

    included inthe

    2010

    Pro-Am

    tickets:

    Package

    Benefits

    One (

    1)

    layingspotintheAronimink,Pro-

    Am onMonday,June28,2010,

    withaPG ATourProonthetournament

    course (

    1professional,4amateurs);

    One (1)Pro-Am

    gift

    package;

    FoodandbeveragethroughouttheMonday

    Pro-

    Am

    event,

    ncluding

    breakfastandareception tofollowplay;

    One (1)

    ronimink

    Pro-

    Am

    Badge (

    good

    for

    admission

    all

    week

    to

    the

    clubhouse/grounds/ockerroom accesson

    Monday

    Only);

    One (1)

    roniminkPro-Amguest

    badge (good for

    admissionall

    week

    into

    clubhouse/

    grounds)

    One (

    1)

    lubhouseparkingcreden tial (validMondayonly)

    54Thepackaged benefitsof

    playing

    inthe

    2010

    AT&

    TPro-

    Am included GolfBaggifts

    thatincludedthefollowingitems:

    2010MondayPro-Am Price

    60.00

    Photo

    book

    by

    Kodak

    4.

    60

    Bag

    tag

    45.63

    Peter

    MillarPolo

    5.

    39

    LadiesShirt

    22.00

    Breakfast

    32.00

    Lunch

    28.00

    Bar

    Total $ 197.

    62

    55.

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spiritsrecords

    detailingcash

    receipts

    forthe

    month

    of

    July

    2010

    documentcash

    deposits

    from Stapleton,

    Conti,

    and

    Marcusfor

    participationin

    the

    2010

    AT&

    T

    Pro-

    Am

    as

    shown

    in

    the

    chart

    below:

    Date Name Description

    Payment

    Method Amount

    07/08/2010 Stapleton PLCBDonation Cash $ 160.00

    07/08/2010 Conti PLCBDonation Cash $ 200.00

    07/08/2010 Marcus PLCBDonation Cash $ 100.00

    a.

    The

    payments

    received

    byCapitalWine &

    Spirits

    weresubsequently

    donated totheAmericanDiabetesAssociation.

    b. Conti

    providedLittles

    with

    a 00.00cash

    payment

    thathebelievedwasto

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    beapplied

    for

    greens

    fees

    and/orcaddy

    fees.

    56.

    Contiaccepted anall-expensepaidgolfpackagefrom

    a

    PLCB

    vendorata

    time

    when

    thatvendorhad

    an

    ongoingbusinessrelationship withthePLCB.

    57. Contidid

    notparticipateinthe

    2011AT&T

    Pro-Amgolf

    event.

    THE

    FOLLOWING

    FINDINGS

    RELATE

    TO

    CONTIS

    PARTICIPATIONIN

    ALLIANCE

    GOLF

    OUTINGS

    AND

    OTHER

    HOSPITALITY

    FROM

    PLCBVENDORS.

    58. Between2009and2011,CapitalWineandSpirits/

    Alliance

    organizedgolf

    outings

    which includedofficialsand

    management

    employeesofthePLCB.

    a.

    Conti

    wasoneofthePLCBemployees/officials

    invited

    totheseevents.

    59. RobertSirotais

    employed

    as

    the

    General

    Manager,

    AllianceDivision, for

    Capital

    Wineand

    Spirits.

    a. AsGeneralManager,

    Sirota

    servesasthe

    directliaison

    betweentheAlliance

    suppliersandCapital

    Wine

    andSpirits.

    b. SirotareportsdirectlytoMarkLittles,President,CapitalWineand

    Spirits.

    60.

    Inorabout2009, he

    concept

    for

    an

    Alliance

    Golf

    Openwas

    conceived as

    a

    collaborative

    effort

    between

    Sirota

    and

    membersof

    theAlliance.

    a. ThegolfoutingwasorganizedasameansbywhichCapital

    Wine

    andSpirits

    and

    theAlliance

    supplierscouldstrengthen

    theirrelationship

    with the

    PLCB

    and toallowvariousAllianceseniormanagementofficialstohave acetime

    withPLCBofficials.

    61. Sirotaserved

    as

    the

    CapitalWineand

    Spirits

    lead/point

    of

    contact in

    relationto

    organization

    of

    theAlliance

    GolfOpen.

    a. AlthoughSirotaserved

    as

    the

    event

    lead,

    ndividuals tobeinvited

    from

    the

    PLCBweredetermined

    through

    a

    collaborationbetweenSirota,Littles,

    ChristineDesmond (DirectorofMarketingandBusinessAnalytics, Capital

    Wineand

    Spirits),

    and/

    or

    theAlliancesuppliers.

    b.

    Actual

    invitations

    toPLCBofficials for

    theeventwere

    made

    byLittlesand/

    or

    Desmond.

    62. AllianceGolfOpeneventswereheldin2009,2010,and2011.

    a. Sirotaserved

    as

    theCapital

    Wineand

    Spiritsorganizerfortheevent

    organization

    each

    year.

    b.

    Invitees

    to

    the

    2010

    and

    2011

    events

    were

    identified

    in

    the

    samemanner

    as

    in

    2009.

    63. An

    Alliance

    GolfOpenwasinitiallyplanned

    for

    the2012calendar

    year

    but

    ultimately

    wasnotheld.

    a.

    T he

    2012Alliance

    Golf

    Open

    wascancelledas

    aresultoftheongoingState

    EthicsCommission

    investigations

    and

    published

    mediaaccountsof . . .tems

    ofvalue receivedby

    PLCBofficials

    from

    PLCB

    vendors.

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    b. The

    decision

    tocancel

    the

    eventwasmadejointly

    amongLittles,

    Desmond,

    andSirota.

    64. The

    2009,2010,

    and

    2011

    Alliance

    Open

    wereone-day

    eventsconsisting

    of

    morning

    travel (

    ifnecessary),

    a

    warm

    up

    session, unch,

    a

    roundof

    golf (eighteen

    holes),

    and

    dinner

    inthe

    evening.

    a.

    Sirota

    developed

    the

    itinerary

    for

    each

    respective

    Alliance

    Open.

    b. Theeventwasintended to

    be

    socialinnature.

    65.

    Thecosts

    associatedwith the

    2009,2010,and 2011

    Alliance

    GolfOpenwereborne

    by

    theAlliance

    suppliers

    andCapitalWineand

    Spirits.

    a. Thetotal

    costsof

    theevents

    were

    dividedintofourequalamounts

    to

    bepaid

    byCapital

    Wine

    andSpirits,Bacardi, Brown

    Forman,

    andRemy.

    66.

    The2009AllianceGolfOpenwasheldatthe

    West

    ShoreCountyClub (WSCC),

    100BrentwaterRoad,CampHill,PA

    17011,on

    Wednesday,August

    19,2009.

    a.

    T he

    roster

    for

    the

    2009

    Alliance

    Open

    identified

    the

    individualsparticipating

    asshownbelow:

    GroupNo. Player

    Affiliation

    1

    JoeConti PLCB,Chief

    Executive

    Officer

    MikeRem itz Rem y

    Cointreau

    USA,VP/

    DivisionManager

    BartPio CapitalWines &Spirits,

    Chairman

    WS

    Mem ber* -

    WS=WestShorememberto

    play

    ashostmember

    GroupNo. Player Affiliation

    2 MattSymanski Brown-Foreman, TerritorySales

    Manager

    Scott

    P ickford BacardiUSA

    KevinMcCarty

    CapitalWine &Spirits:

    The

    Charmer

    Sunbelt

    Group,VP

    Compliance &Administration

    WSMem ber* -

    WS=

    West

    Shoremember

    to

    play

    as

    host

    member

    Group

    No. Player

    Affiliation

    3

    Jim

    Short

    PLCB,

    DirectorofMarketing

    and

    Merchandising

    Dave

    Franke

    Brown-

    Forman,StateManager

    PA/DE

    AlBruni BacardiUSA

    MarkLittles

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spirits:

    The

    Charmer

    Sunbelt

    Group,

    President

    GroupNo. Player Affiliation

    4

    Matt

    Schwenk

    PLCB,Director

    of

    ProductSelection

    BradMoser R em y

    Cointreau

    USA,RegionalSales

    Manager

    R obSirota

    CapitalWine &Spirits:

    The

    Charmer

    Sunbelt

    G roup, GeneralManagerof

    the

    AllianceDivision

    Christina

    Godfrey

    CapitalWine &Spirits:

    The

    CharmerSunbel t

    Desmond)

    Group,Directorof

    Marketing

    andBusiness

    Analytics

    b. Therosteridentified the

    start

    timeoftheeventas10:30a.

    m.

    1. Theactualevent

    itinerary

    was

    not

    provided

    by

    CapitalWine

    and

    Spirits/

    Alliance.

    67.

    Inadditionto

    Conti,PLCBattendees

    attheeventincluded

    James

    Short

    and

    MatthewSchwenk.

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    a.

    In

    2009,

    Short

    servedasthePLCBDirector

    of

    Marketingand Merchandising

    while

    SchwenkwasthePLCBsDirectorofProductSelection.

    68.

    Sirotawas

    invoiced

    by

    the

    West

    Shore

    CountryClubfor

    theAugust

    19,2009,

    Alliance

    Golf

    Openintheamount

    of $1,

    324.

    06.

    a.

    The

    invoice

    did

    not

    document

    a

    date

    or

    invoice

    number.

    b.

    T he

    invoice

    documented theclient/

    organization

    as

    Capital

    Wine

    andSpirits.

    c. Thefollowingcharges wereoutlined

    on

    thebill:

    Golf: $ 1,

    136.

    80

    Food/

    Beverage: $ 187.

    26

    Total: $ 1,324.06

    69. Addit ionalpurchases

    totaling

    approxim ately $

    147.

    17were

    made

    bySirotaand

    Desmond

    for

    refreshments inassociationwiththe

    2009

    AllianceOpen.

    a.

    Sirota

    sexpense

    report

    documented

    a

    purchase

    inthe

    amount

    of $

    67.17

    for

    the

    golf

    outing.

    b. Desmonds

    expense

    reportdocumenteda

    purchase

    of $80.00

    for

    thegolf

    outing.

    70.

    Expensesassociatedwiththe2009AllianceGolfOpen totaledat

    least $

    1,471.23.

    a.

    T hevalueof

    thegolf

    outingbased

    on

    a

    maximum

    of

    fourteen (14)

    ndividuals

    inattendance

    totaledapproximately $

    105.

    09perindividual.

    1. Costsofgreens feesfor

    WSCC

    membersarenotincludedas

    memberswerenotassessedgreens

    fees.

    71.

    AsecondAlliance

    Golf

    Open

    was

    heldJuly

    15,

    2010,

    at

    the

    River

    Crest

    Golf

    Club.

    a. Contidid

    notparticipateinthisevent.

    72. AthirdAllianceOpen

    wasarrangedby

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spiritsforofficialsofthe

    PLCB in

    2011.

    a. MarkLittles,CapitalPresidentextended aninvitationtoContiandPLCB

    ChairmanPatrickStapleton.

    73.

    MarkLittlesof

    CapitalWine &

    Spiritssent

    an

    emailtoContiand Stapleton

    onMarch

    30,2011,

    at

    10:53a.m. nwhichJames

    Short,

    Marketing

    Directorofthe

    PLCB,

    was

    copied

    along

    withCapital

    employeesRobertSirota,Cristina Desmond

    and

    Kevin

    McCarty. Thesubjectofthe

    e-

    mailwas

    Alliance

    Meeting

    and

    included

    the

    following:

    PJ/Joe,

    On

    behalf

    ofourAlliancepartners, Bacardi,BrownFormanandRemy,Iwould

    liketo

    extend

    aninviteto

    thePLCBBoard,

    Joe,Jimand

    members

    ofJim

    s

    team, oanAll ianceOutdoor

    meetingat

    Philadelphia

    CC.

    We

    would like

    to

    see

    if

    either

    7/

    14

    or7/

    21

    would

    Work

    for

    you.

    The

    days [sic]

    agendawould

    be:

    Lunch

    12-

    1

    OutdoorMeeting1-5

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    Dinner6-8

    This

    wouldall

    take

    placeat

    Philadelphia

    CC.

    We

    could

    securerooms

    at

    MarriottConshohockenforanyone

    wanting

    to

    stayovernight.

    Please letus

    knowwhich

    dateworksbest

    foryouand

    we

    can

    start

    setting

    upthedetails.

    Thank

    you,

    Mark

    74.

    Sirotaforwardedane-mailonJune27,2011,at10:26

    a.

    m. oCapital

    officials

    includingLittles,

    Desmond,

    andMcCartyregardingthethirdAlliance

    Open

    which

    includedconfirming the

    date

    of

    July14,2011,

    atthePhiladelphiaCounty

    Club.

    a. DesmondrespondedonJune27at11:00a.

    m.,

    as

    follows:

    Ihave

    communicated

    this

    informationtoJim (Short)andMatt (Schwenk).

    Kevin (McCarty)andMark (Littles)should

    handle

    Joe (Conti),PJ

    Stapleton),andHitz.

    1.

    Doug

    Hitz

    isthePLCBDirectorofPlanningand

    Procurement.

    75.

    Littles

    sent

    another

    e-

    mail

    to

    Conti

    on

    June

    27,

    2011,

    11:44

    a.

    m.

    with

    the

    subject

    m atter ThirdAllianceOpen July14alongwithattachments,

    andincluded

    as

    follows:

    Joe,herearethedetails

    on

    theAlliancemeeting

    for

    7/

    14.

    ThanksMark

    76. The2011AllianceGolfOpenwas

    held

    atthe

    Philadelphia

    CountryClub,

    1601

    Spring

    MillRoad,Gladwyne,

    PA19035onJuly14,2011.

    a. Theroster/tinerary forthe2011Alliance

    Open

    identified theindividuals

    participatingasshownbelow:

    GroupNo. Player Affiliation

    1 PJStapleton PLCB, BoardMem ber/Chairman

    Mike

    Leibick

    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

    RemyCointreau

    USA,VP/

    DivisionManager

    Todd Pemble

    Bacardi

    USA,Regional

    Director

    Matt

    Symanski

    Brow n-Fo rm an,TerritorySales

    Manager

    GroupNo.

    Player

    Affiliation

    3

    Jim

    Short PLCB,DirectorofMarketing

    Guillermo Bacardi,V.P./Managing

    Director -EastCommercialBusiness

    Rodriguez

    Unit

    JohnHiggins

    Wirtz

    Beverage

    Nevada,Sales

    Manager

    R ob

    Sirota

    Capital

    Wine &

    Spirits:

    The

    CharmerSunbelt

    Group,

    Directorof

    Alliance

    Brands

    GroupNo. Player Affiliation

    4

    Matt

    Schwenk

    PLCB,Director

    of

    ProductSelection

    Scott

    P ickford Bacard iUSA

    Cristina Capital

    Wine &

    Spirits:

    The

    CharmerSunbeltGroup,Director

    Desmond ofMarketing

    and

    BusinessAnalytics

    BradMoser

    R e myCointreau

    USA,RegionalSales

    Manager

    GroupNo.

    Player

    Affiliation

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    GroupNo. Player

    Affiliation

    5 Doug

    Hitz PLCB,

    BureauDirector

    KevinMcCarty CapitalWine &Spirits:TheCharmer

    Sunbelt

    Group,VP

    Compliance & Adm inistration

    Dave

    Franke Brown-Forman,StateManager

    PA/DE

    RichByrne R em y

    Cointreau,

    Field

    MarketingDirector

    1.

    Twenty (

    20)

    ndividualsparticipated inthe

    2011

    AllianceOpen.

    b. The

    itinerary

    for

    the

    eventdocumented

    the

    followingactivities:

    11:00a.

    m.

    Warm up/Range-P CC

    11:30a.

    m.

    Lunch-TheTerrace

    12:40

    p.m. FirstGroupTeeT ime

    12:50

    p.m. Second

    Group

    TeeTime

    1:00p.

    m.

    ThirdGroupTee

    T ime

    1:10p.

    m.

    FourthGroupTee

    T ime

    1:20p.

    m. Fifth

    GroupTeeT ime

    5:00p-6:30p.

    m. Cocktails

    ontheTerrace

    5:00p-6:30p.

    m.

    HotelCheckIn-ConshohockenMarriot

    7:00p.

    m.

    DinneratPhiladelphiaCountryClubontheTerrace

    c. Theitineraryforthe

    eventdocumentedhotel

    accommodationsavailableat

    theMarriott,111CrawfordAve,

    WestConshohocken,PA19428.

    77.

    PLCB

    attendees

    at

    theeventincludedShort,

    Conti,

    Schwenk,Stapleton,andDoug

    Hitz,

    PLCB

    BureauDirector

    for

    PlanningandProcurement.

    78. The

    2011

    AllianceOpenwasa

    business

    eventandsocial

    gatheringarranged

    by

    CapitalWineandSpirits,andtheAlliance.

    a.

    Activitiestakingplace

    at

    the2011

    Alliance

    Open

    included

    lunch,

    presentations,eighteen (18)holesof

    golf,

    cocktails,

    and

    dinner.

    79. Records

    of

    CapitalWineand

    Spirits

    inreference

    to

    theJuly14,

    2011,

    AllianceGolf

    Open

    documented

    expenses

    incurred

    at

    the

    Philadelphia

    Country

    Club

    in

    the

    amount

    of $9,487.96.

    a. Thebanquet invoicegeneratedbythePhiladelphiaCountry

    Club (Booking

    No.

    017299)

    documentedabillingdate

    of

    July14,2011.

    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

    1.

    Included

    withintheevent

    cost

    weregolf

    hats,

    shirts,andgolfgiftbags

    with

    miscellaneousi temsfor

    theparticipants.

    80. Expensesassociated

    with

    the

    2011

    Alliance

    Golf

    Openper

    attendee,

    ncluding

    Contiwere $474.40.

    a. This

    amount

    wasdeterminedbydividingthecost

    of

    the

    event ($

    9,487.96)by

    thenumberofattendees (

    20).

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    81.

    Between

    2009

    and

    2012,

    Conti,

    asthe

    CEO

    ofthePLCB,

    was

    a

    dinner

    guestof

    MarkLittles.

    a.

    One

    dinneralso

    includedgolf.

    b. Littleswasreimbursed forthese

    expenses

    by

    Capital.

    82.

    Littles,

    as

    the

    President

    of

    Capital

    Wine &

    Sp irits, would

    submitbusinessexpense

    reportsthrough CapitalWine &Spiritsto

    claim reimbursementfor

    anyexpenses

    thatLittlesclaimed

    he

    incurredentertainingPLCBOfficials.

    a.

    Claimed

    expenses

    wouldinclude

    any

    LittlesincurredentertainingConti

    as

    theCEO

    of

    thePLCB.

    83.

    Littles,

    nhiscapacity

    as

    thePresident

    of

    CapitalWine &Spirits,claimedandwas

    reimbursedbyCapital

    for

    the

    followingbusiness

    expenseswhich includedmeals

    and

    golf

    duringwhich

    Conti

    attended:

    Activity

    Date

    NetAmount Text AdditionalText

    08/26/2009 $ 111.16 PLCBMee ting/Dinne r SpringHouse

    BPio,JConte [sic]

    07/22/2010 $

    1,

    354.33 Lunch/Dinner

    Meeting NewHopePLCBNewStore Opening

    PLCBNewStoreOpening

    PJ

    Stapleton,Joe

    Conti,Tom

    Goldsmith,

    Bob

    Marcus,

    CWS

    Managers

    GolfLunch/Dinner

    05/07/2011 $

    1,

    050.16

    PLCBWineFestivalDinner BarclayPrime

    wPLCBBoardMembers

    Tom

    Goldsmith

    and

    Wife,JoeContiandWife

    BPio

    andWife,

    LSutow

    andWife

    08/19/

    2011 $

    196.26 Dinner Redstone

    GrillDinner

    JoeConti,Wife,

    PLCB

    JoeConti,K

    McCarty

    andWives

    03/09/2012 $ 95.21 LunchMeeting Savona,

    Gulph

    Mills,PA

    Joe

    Conti,PLCB

    a. Between

    August

    2009and

    March

    2012,

    Littlesexpenses

    reflect

    Joe

    Contias

    beingpresentattheevents listed above.

    1.

    Conti

    assertsthathewas

    not

    presentat

    the

    8/26/2009,7/22/2010,

    5/7/2011,or8/19/2011

    meetings.

    b.

    Contiacceptedhospitality from

    Mark

    Littles,

    nhis

    capacity

    asCEO for

    the

    PLCB,

    atatimewhen

    CapitalWine &

    Spiritssuppliedproductto

    PLCB.

    c.

    Conti

    slogdetailed inFinding

    No.

    112reflects

    hepaid

    hisportionofthe

    March9,

    012lunch

    bill.

    84.

    Thecostsperyearfor

    hospitality

    paidbyLittles (

    Capital),as

    reflected

    in

    Littles

    expense

    reports,

    attributed

    to

    Conti,

    were

    calculated

    as

    follows:

    2009: 08/26/09Dinner

    1/3of $111.16 $ 37.05

    AllianceGolf $ 105.09

    Total: $ 142.14

    2010: 07/22/10

    Greens

    Fees

    Lookaway

    GolfClub $

    100.

    00

    Total: $

    100.

    00

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    2011:

    5/7/

    11

    Dinner

    2/

    10 [sic]

    of $1,050.

    16 $

    105.

    01

    8/19/11Dinner $ 78.50

    2011

    Alliance

    Golf $

    474.

    40

    Total: $

    657.

    91

    a.

    Conti

    asserts

    the

    he

    was

    not

    present

    and

    did

    not

    receive

    any

    hospitality

    for

    events

    occurring

    on8/26/

    2009,

    7/22/

    2010,

    5/7/

    2011,

    or8/19/

    2011.

    THE

    FOLLOWING

    FINDINGS

    RELATE

    TO

    CONTISRECEIPT

    OF

    HOSPITALITYFROM

    PLCBVENDOR

    WHITEROCK

    DISTILLERIES.

    85.

    White

    Rock

    Distilleries (White

    Rock) s/

    wasamanufacturer/

    supplier

    ofspiritsand

    l iqueurs,

    headquartered

    inLewiston,

    Maine.

    a. WhiteRock

    owned

    six (6) ottling lines

    and

    more

    thanone-

    hundred (100)

    brands

    ofalcoholic

    beverage/spiritproducts.

    b.

    White

    Rockproduced inexcessoffive

    million

    casesofalcoholicproduct

    annually.

    c. Capitalservesas

    abrokerfor

    WhiteRock.

    86.

    Conti,

    as

    theCEOofthePLCB,

    onoccasionhad dinnerand

    playedgolf

    with

    Tricia

    Brungo,Control

    State

    Manager

    ofWine

    and

    Spirits

    forWhite

    Rock

    Distilleries

    which includedtheStateofPennsylvania.

    a. Brungo incurredexpensesentertainingContiwhile

    White

    RockDistilleries

    wasdoingbusinesswiththePLCB.

    87. Brungo,as

    aControl StateManager for

    White

    Rock

    Distilleries,would

    submit

    expense

    reportsand

    claim

    expenses

    forentertainingPLCB

    Officials

    while

    marketing

    White

    Rock

    products.

    88. Between2010and2012,

    Brungo,

    asa

    Control

    StateManagerforWhiteRock

    Distilleries, claim ed thefollowingbusinessexpensesthatincludedexpensesshe

    incurred

    onbehalf

    ofJoe

    Conti,

    CEOofthePLCB:

    Date Location

    Persons

    Entertained Business

    Purpose

    Amoun

    2/18/

    2010

    RockBass Tracey/Joe-PLCB Dinner $ 220.93

    Harrisburg Cristina-Capital

    4/

    21/2010

    Cap

    Grill JoeConti-

    PLCB Dinner-MarketVisit $ 245.

    96

    Pittsburgh

    5/6/

    010

    Habitat

    JimShort,JoeCo nti-PLCB

    Cocktails $

    42.82

    Pittsburgh

    5/6/

    010

    Treesdale

    Jim

    Short,

    Joe

    Co nti-PLCB Golf $

    169.96

    Pittsburgh

    5/6/

    010

    Habitat

    Jim

    Short,

    Joe

    Conti-PLCB Dinner $

    297.01

    Pittsburgh

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    8/

    24/2010

    Hershey

    CC JoeConti,SueH obart-P L CB D inne r $ 85.50

    Hershey

    2/

    21/2012 TheCarlton JoeConti-PLCB Dinnerm eeting $ 333.34

    Pittsburgh

    a. Brungo

    sexpense

    recordsreflectConti

    as

    beingpresentattheevents listed

    above.

    1. Conti

    asserts

    thathedidnot

    attend

    the2/18/2010or5/6/2012

    meetings.

    2. Contiassertsthat

    the

    greensfees

    paid

    byhimon8/24/2010

    exceededthemealexpenses incurredbyBrungo.

    89.

    Aspartof

    the

    dinner

    expense

    thatBrungoincurredwith

    Conti

    on

    February

    21,

    2012,a

    series

    of

    emailsleading

    upto

    the

    dinner included

    the

    following:

    Conti

    to

    Brungo

    January31,

    2012

    5:38PM

    Tricia

    Iamgoingto

    be

    inPittsburghMondayFebruary

    20

    throughWednesday

    February

    22.

    Anychanceof

    getting

    together

    fordinner?

    Brungo toConti

    February

    1, 012,11:01a.

    m.

    HiJoe

    Iwas

    just

    thinkingabout

    youthis

    week

    It

    has

    been

    a

    longtime I

    would

    love

    to

    catch

    up

    and

    I

    am

    in

    town

    on

    Tuesday,

    Feb21st

    if

    you

    would

    like

    to

    have

    dinner

    that

    night?

    Letm e

    know

    whatyourschedulelookslikeintheafternoon

    as

    wellifyou

    want

    to

    visitstoresorany

    on

    premise

    accounts,I

    would

    be

    morethanhappy

    to

    drive

    OR,

    etyoudrive

    Conti

    toBrungo

    February

    1, 012,6:27p.

    m.

    Trish

    Great

    news.

    Iam

    inmeetingswith

    thepress

    andradiountil

    around

    4PMon

    Tuesdayso

    store

    visits

    m ay

    notwork.Let

    s

    get

    dinner

    on

    our

    schedulesandwecan

    work

    outthe

    details

    later.

    I

    cancomeoutyourway for

    dinner

    if

    thatisbetterforyou.

    Ilbeintouch.

    Brungo to

    Conti

    February

    2, 012,8:43a.

    m.

    Soundsgreat Letsmeet

    in

    thecity

    Talksoon Mycellis412-xxx-xxxx.

    Havea

    great

    day,

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    Trish

    90. T he

    costsperyearforhospitalityprovided

    by

    yeartoConti

    by

    Brungo/

    White

    Rock,

    asreflectedinBrungosexpense reports,

    are

    asfollows:

    2010: 2/18/10Dinner

    1/3

    of $

    220.

    93 $ 73.64

    4/21/10Dinner

    1/2of $245.

    96 $

    122.

    98

    5/6/10

    Cocktails

    1/3of $42.82 $ 14.27

    5/6/10Dinner

    1/3of $297.01 $ 99.00

    8/

    24/10

    Dinner

    1/3of $

    85.50 $ 28.50

    Total: $

    338.

    39

    2012: 2/21/12Dinner

    1/2of $333.34 $ 166.67

    Total: $ 166.67

    a. Contis

    log

    reflectsforAugust24,2010, hat

    he

    paid

    for

    roundsofgolf

    for

    SueHolt,

    Tricia

    Brungo,andJamesShort.

    b.

    Contiasserts

    thathewas

    notpresent

    anddid

    notreceiveany

    hospitality

    for

    eventsoccurring

    on2/18/2010,asreflected

    in

    Brungos

    expense reports.

    91. Contiaccepteddinnersanddrinks from

    Brungo/

    WhiteRockatat imewhenWhite

    Rockwasmarketing

    products

    tothePLCB.

    92.

    Diageo (D iageo)

    s

    a

    producer

    of

    alcoholicbeverages

    both

    within

    the

    continental

    United

    Statesandglobally.

    a. Diageoisthe

    largest

    producer

    of

    whisky,owningtwenty-eight (28)malt

    distilleriesandtwo (2) raindistilleries.

    b.

    Diageo

    products include,

    butarenot

    limited

    to:

    ohnnie

    Walker,

    Crown

    Royal,J&B,Windsor,Buchanan'sandBushmillswhiskies,Smirnoff,Ciroc

    and

    KetelOnevodkas,Baileys,Captain

    Morgan, Tanqueray,andGuinness.

    93. Diageo isa

    brokerand

    vend or/vendo r

    ofrecord

    foranumber

    ofwinesand/orspirits

    soldto

    thePLCB.

    a.

    Productsbrokered

    by

    Diageoaccount

    for

    approximately

    13.07%

    o

    15.85%

    ofPLCB total

    Cost

    ofGoodsSoldduring the

    lastfive (

    5) ears.

    b. Adetailed

    list

    ofDiageosbusinesswiththePLCB isdetailed

    below:

    Supplier

    Name

    FiscalYear FiscalYearPaym ent P ercent

    of

    COGS

    DIAGEONORTH 200 7-200 8 $ 141,169,067.70 15.02%

    AMERICA

    INC.

    DIAGEO

    CHATEAU & 200 7-200 8 $ 7,750.154.60 0.82%

    ESTATES

    DIAGEONORTH 200 8-200 9 $ 141,821.933.63 13.99%

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    AMERICA

    INC.

    DIAGEOCHATEAU & 200 8-200 9 $ 7,542,461.98

    0.

    74%

    ESTATES

    DIAGEONORTH 200 9-201 0 $ 143,026,966.71 13.51%

    AMERICA

    INC.

    DIAGEOCHATEAU & 200 9-201 0 $

    7,

    785,032.83

    0.

    74%

    ESTATES

    DIAGEONORTH 2010-2011 $ 144,472,794.88 13.37%

    AMERICA

    INC.

    DIAGEOCHATEAU & 2010-2011 $

    5,

    849,281.30

    0.

    54%

    ESTATES

    DIAGEONORTH 2011-2012 $ 144,425,918.21 12.61%

    AMERICA

    INC.

    DIAGEOCHATEAU & 2011-2012 $

    5,

    311,526.91

    0.

    46%

    ESTATES

    The

    spreadsheet

    above

    is

    only

    able

    todetailapproximately 86%of

    PLCB

    inventory,

    as

    theremaining

    percentage

    is

    made

    up

    ofsmal lpurchases.

    94.

    Conti,

    asthe

    CEOof

    the

    PLCB,

    nteractedwithMarkSweeney,VicePresidentand

    Sales

    with

    Diageo

    for

    theStateofPennsylvania.

    a. Sweeneywasemployedby

    Diageo

    priorto

    his

    currentemploymentwith

    Southern.

    95. In2009,while

    Diageo

    wasdoing

    business

    withthePLCB,

    Sweeney

    made

    arrangements

    to

    provide

    Conti

    withan

    engravedbottleofJohnnieWalker

    Blue,a

    liquorproductmarketedby

    Diageo.

    a. Contididnotsolicitorrequestthebottlebeprovided.

    96. An

    e-mailfrom SweeneytoMarkLittleofUSConceptsdated October2, 009,at

    11:35

    a.m.

    ocuments

    SweeneysrequestforaJWBlue

    Engraved

    Bottleas

    follows:

    Mark

    Ineedan

    engraved

    JWBottleASAP. Iwould likethe

    inscription

    tobe:

    SuperCEO

    Joe

    Conti

    From

    TeamDiageo

    Please

    advise

    theearliestyoucangetit

    done

    ifthemessageworks

    Thanks

    Mark

    97. On

    October

    9, 009,

    at

    8:01p.m.MarkSweeneysentanemail

    to

    Diageoofficials

    advisingasfollows:

    FYI

    I

    presented

    Joewithasampleof

    Johnnie

    WalkerBlue

    engraved750ML.

    The

    inspection [

    sic]

    ead

    Super

    CEO,Joe

    Con ti, rom

    TeamDiageo.

    I

    encloseda

    notestating:On

    behalf

    ofMark,Seena,Mark,

    and

    theDiageoTeam

    Just

    in

    case

    you

    run

    intoJoe.

    He

    seemed

    very

    appreciative.

    98. The

    retail

    valueofabottleofJohnnieWalkerBlueisapproximately $229.99.

    a. Theprice

    does

    notincludeengravingcosts.

    b. T he

    bottle

    wasprovided

    toContiata

    t ime

    whenDiageo

    was

    doing

    business

    withthePLCB.

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    99. AsaMember

    of

    thePennsylvaniaGeneralAssembly,Conti

    began

    keeping

    an

    internallogwhichdocumented meetings,dinners,

    and/

    oritems

    received

    from

    varioussources.

    a. Conti

    continued this

    practicewhenhe

    becametheCEO

    of

    thePLCB.

    b.

    The

    log

    included

    the

    date

    of

    the

    event,

    he

    location,

    the

    attendees,

    and

    documented

    who

    paid

    expenses.

    100. The followinginformationinpartreflects

    highlights

    ofConti

    s

    logfrom2008 through

    2012whenhe

    had

    dinner,playedgolf,orattended sportseventswithvarious

    officialsthatinvolvedPLCB business:

    DateReasonfor

    Meeting

    1/22/2008 Dinner

    at

    Chris

    withRita

    Valois

    andJimWest

    from

    Deloitte.I

    paidfor

    myshare

    receipt

    provided

    2/6/2008 DinneratBricco's

    withDeloitte.

    Ipaidfordinner

    2/20/2008 DinneratTavernontheHillw/Deloitte.Ipaid

    for

    mydinner

    3/5/

    2008

    DinneratBricco'swithRitaValois

    from

    Deloitte.Separate

    checks -Ipaid

    for

    my

    dinner

    6/15/2008

    Breakfast

    w/

    Marc

    Rayfield

    CBSRadioandChairman

    Stapleton.

    PJpaidfor

    breakfast

    8/10-12/08 PLCBMarketingconferenceat

    Hershey

    Hotel,Dinner

    Night.

    Ipaid $115toevent

    8/18/2008 Guest

    speakeratDeloitte.Quarterlymeetingtogiveremarks

    on

    PLCBvisionandrenaissance -

    WestShore

    Country

    Club

    9/

    30/

    2008

    Golf

    at

    Hershey

    Country

    Club

    withBart

    Pio,

    Bicardi

    Executives.

    Ipaid

    for

    mygolf

    10/2/

    2008

    GolfatHersheyCountryClubwithMarcGoodrich,Villa

    Banfi.

    Ipaid

    for

    hisandmygolf

    11/18/2008 Dinner

    withDiageo

    Executives,PJT om

    andBob.I

    paidfor

    PJ,Tom,

    Bobandmy

    dinner.

    12/12/2008 PWSALuncheon,KingofPrussia.PWSApaid

    for

    lunch.

    2/20/

    2009

    LunchwithHowardEskin,JimShortand

    Kate

    Paine. Jimpaid

    forlunch.

    2/

    27/

    2009

    Lunch

    with

    Kate

    Phillips

    at

    Capital

    Grille.

    I

    paid

    for

    lunch.

    5/29/2009 Lunch

    with

    SkyCooper,KevinO'Brien (Jacquin)

    and

    PJ

    Stapleton.

    PJpaid

    for

    lunch.

    6/5/

    2009

    LunchwithKellyBoyd,AndiPearsonatCapitalGrille

    Ipaid

    forlunch

    6/24/2009

    Working

    lunch

    withLenderat

    Mangia

    Qui.Lender

    paidforlunch.

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    7/21/

    2009

    Lunch

    with

    John

    DuboisatMangia

    Qui

    John

    paid

    forlunch

    with

    mycoupon.

    7/29/2009 Dinner

    with

    Alan

    Cohen -

    Reel

    BellGrill.

    Alanpaidforlunch

    10/28/2009 Lunch

    at

    Aronimick [

    sic]

    CCwithJimShortandPJStapleton.PJpaid

    for

    lunch.

    11/25/

    2009

    ConventionBureauLuncheon, MarriottPhiladelphia

    PWSApaid

    forticket

    3/3/2010

    Lunch

    with

    Chris

    Papariello (

    Majestic)andSteveDicarlo

    V.P.,

    Deutsch

    atMangia

    Qui,

    Ipaid $15for

    my

    lunch

    4/15/2010 Dinner

    with

    DavidSweetandKevinO'Brien,Table31todiscuss

    Jacquins.

    Ipaid

    for

    half

    ofthe

    lunch.

    nvoiceincluded

    6/

    28/2010

    PlayedgolfinATTNationalTournamentatAronimink.Ipaid

    140

    cash for

    greensfee

    7/9/2010 Playedgolf

    atMerion

    with

    DennisCEOofLincoln

    Financial.

    I

    paid for

    golf.

    7/21/

    2010

    Dinnerat (

    tchie)

    Restaurant in (

    ockerbie)

    before

    New

    Hope

    store

    opening.Ipaid

    for

    dinnerof

    14

    people

    7/30/2010 Played

    PhillyCricketwithSalScott

    andJayCraclkore.

    Ipaid forScott

    and

    I

    golf.

    8/24/2010 Golf

    Hersheywith

    JimShortandTrishBrungoand

    SueHobart.

    Ipaid

    for

    allthe

    golf

    9/

    28/

    2010


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