Kurniawan’s Legal Team Fighting Back Against FBI In Court, Says Wine Spectator

New details have emerged about the FBI’s arrest of accused wine counterfeiter Rudy Kurniawan, according to a defense motion filed last week, reports Wine Spectator. His legal team is trying to exclude evidence found in the home that Kurniawan shared with his mother in a Los Angeles suburb, including a wide range of materials that could be used in wine counterfeiting. FBI agents legally found the materials, according to the federal government, after a search warrant was issued shortly after Kurniawan’s arrest early on the morning of March 8. But the defense motion claims that the search was effectively carried out at the time of the arrest rather than when the agents returned that afternoon with the warrant. An FBI spokesperson would not comment on the defense’s accusation. The government’s response to the defense motion is due October 26. Meanwhile, Kurniawan remains in the Brooklyn Correctional Facility.

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