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8/10/2019 Ethics Panel Adjudication for Walter Joseph Conti
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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-
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