Southern Glazer’s, Breakthru Part of $9 Million Penalty for Bribing PA Officials

Dear Client:Well, this almost makes the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission look good: Four wine and spirits-oriented companies have been fined $9 million for things of value violations involving the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. They include Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits of Pennsylvania, LLC (successor company to Southern Wine and Spirits of Pennsylvania); Breakthru Beverage Pennsylvania, LLC (successor company to Capital Wine and Spirits); White Rock Distilleries, Inc. and Pio Imports, LLC. This is serious business: The cases were investigated by