MARC LAZAR OF DOMAINE WINE STORAGE AND CELLAR ADVISORS CHARGED WITH TWO FELONY COUNTS

[Don_Cornwell]

@Scott Everson

You can sodomize a 13 year old girl and only get 120 days in jail?

Scott:

That’s a great question. The answer I suspect is the combination of wealth, family influeence, and a really good criminal attorney.

Statutory rape and statutory sodomy in the 1st degree of a 13 year old girl by an an adult is treated as a Class B felony for sentencing purposes, with a penalty of 5 to 15 years for each crime. The sentence imposed was 10 years on each count, to be served concurrently, but the sentence was suspended by the sentencing judge and Marc was confined for only 120 days. His sentence included 5 years of formal supervised probation. That probation period officially began on March 9, 2005 and it was terminated 11 months early on April 27, 2009. Since Marc is a registered sex offender, he is supposed to report interstate and foreign travel in advance. It is unclear whether or not he does that.

[Max_K]

@andy velebil

@BenCo

Thanks for posting this. I’ve had my wine stored in Domaine NY over the last year and am quite concerned now. Has anybody been in contact with them? Are people planning to move their wine out immediately?

That’s a decision you’ll have to make. If it were me I’d move out for reasons I mentioned above. It’s cold there from someone’s comment so keeping it at home for a bit, until things sort out or you find a new place, I’d imagine would be ok.

The problem is that in DC, Domaine seems to be one of only two options, and the other one is open for extremely limited hours. At least in NY there are options.

[andy_velebil]

@Max K

@andy velebil

@BenCo

Thanks for posting this. I’ve had my wine stored in Domaine NY over the last year and am quite concerned now. Has anybody been in contact with them? Are people planning to move their wine out immediately?

That’s a decision you’ll have to make. If it were me I’d move out for reasons I mentioned above. It’s cold there from someone’s comment so keeping it at home for a bit, until things sort out or you find a new place, I’d imagine would be ok.

The problem is that in DC, Domaine seems to be one of only two options, and the other one is open for extremely limited hours. At least in NY there are options.

Limited hours is better than not accessing it at all, right? Just saying.

[Victor_Hong]

My point is not that a brokered policy is questionable, but that an unlicensed broker can leave a consumer naked of enforceable coverage.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

@BenCo

Thanks for posting this. I’ve had my wine stored in Domaine NY over the last year and am quite concerned now. Has anybody been in contact with them? Are people planning to move their wine out immediately?

I reached out to Michael Mahle at Domaine, as I also store at the NJ facility, and he responded quickly despite being on vacation today. He unequivocally stated that there is nothing to worry about, and they will not be going out of business or jeopardizing the wines in any way. It is, of course, up to you what you choose to do, but Michael is a great guy and I am sure he’d be happy to talk to you and answer any questions.

[Max_K]

@andy velebil

Limited hours is better than not accessing it at all, right? Just saying.

True. Frustrating though - I just moved my cellar into Domaine DC a couple weeks back.

[andy_velebil]

@Sarah Kirschbaum

@BenCo

Thanks for posting this. I’ve had my wine stored in Domaine NY over the last year and am quite concerned now. Has anybody been in contact with them? Are people planning to move their wine out immediately?

I reached out to Michael Mahle at Domaine, as I also store at the NJ facility, and he responded quickly despite being on vacation today. He unequivocally stated that there is nothing to worry about, and they will not be going out of business or jeopardizing the wines in any way. It is, of course, up to you what you choose to do, but Michael is a great guy and I am sure he’d be happy to talk to you and answer any questions.

And Premier Cru employees for years said all was well.

Folks, I hate to say this but let’s us use a little common sense. That employee really has no more insight into the investigation and what may happen than us. Marc is being investigated by state and federal authorities, for a variety of felony charges. Let’s face it, high likelihood he will be convicted and it will probably be the end of his wine business career.

Are you willing to risk your wines?

[B_Buzzini]

So…I can’t buy this Gentaz on CC???


Domaine Wine Storage
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Tue Nov 08, 2016 12:37 pm
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[Jay_Carroll]

@Victor Hong

My point is not that a brokered policy is questionable, but that an unlicensed broker can leave a consumer naked of enforceable coverage.

Without seeing the policy I don’t know. But my guess is that the broker named on the policy is TDC and the policy should be fine.

[Steve_Gautier]

@Victor Hong

Don, I appreciate your efforts.

+1

[Andy_B]

@Don Cornwell

@Andy B

Seems like fraudulently operating, but not cheating customers?? I have wine purchased from Domaine Market that is ready to ship, but “FedEx logistic issues” prevent them from shipping after a phone call today. Hoping to avoid Premier Cru part II.

Andy:

Both UPS and FedEx have halted shipping any wines for the Lazar entities based upon the misrepresentations that were made to them about Domaine/Cellar Advisors being licensed retailers. So you may not be able to get your wines shipped.

Thanks, Don. Have inquired to see if someone can pick up the wine for me. Waiting to hear back…

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

@andy velebil

@Sarah Kirschbaum

I reached out to Michael Mahle at Domaine, as I also store at the NJ facility, and he responded quickly despite being on vacation today. He unequivocally stated that there is nothing to worry about, and they will not be going out of business or jeopardizing the wines in any way. It is, of course, up to you what you choose to do, but Michael is a great guy and I am sure he’d be happy to talk to you and answer any questions.

And Premier Cru employees for years said all was well.

Folks, I hate to say this but let’s us use a little common sense. That employee really has no more insight into the investigation and what may happen than us. Marc is being investigated by state and federal authorities, for a variety of felony charges. Let’s face it, high likelihood he will be convicted and it will probably be the end of his wine business career.

Are you willing to risk your wines?

Andy - I said nothing about my opinion or judgement of what was communicated to me, nor what I planned to do. Ben asked if anyone had been in contact, and I had. I relayed the substance of that conversation. The only opinion that I offered was that Michael is a great guy, which he is.

[maureen_nelson]

Wow. Some kind of record re how quickly my post got deleted. My friend is impressed!

[andy_velebil]

Sarah
No harm no foul. It was just that your post reads like many old PC commnets, especially the last line about he’s a great guy, call him, etc. It has the tone of support and belief that all will be well. Thank you for clarifying it is not.

[andy_velebil]

@maureen nelson

Wow. Some kind of record re how quickly my post got deleted. My friend is impressed!

I was going to say, the thread seem to get shorter all of a sudden. What got deleted and why.

[CFu]

@andy velebil

@maureen nelson

Wow. Some kind of record re how quickly my post got deleted. My friend is impressed!

I was going to say, the thread seem to get shorter all of a sudden. What got deleted and why.

only one post got deleted. Maureen made a political comment. While factually true, it’s for the politics forum.

[Sarah_Kirschbaum]

Maureen’s post got deleted because it was political and that’s not allowed here, as I understand it.

As to my comments about Michael and talking to him, I do support him personally, apart from any connection to this business, because I know him and have evaluated his character myself. I do believe he will be happy to talk to anyone who reaches out. I think that’s a very good first step in determining how to react to this situation. We learn from debacles like PC and hopefully don’t make the same mistakes twice. That doesn’t mean we should assume that every situation is the same. I choose to gather information from a number of sources before I make decisions about important things, including from places like this board, and the people actually involved.

[Jay_Carroll]

Sarah- great comments!

[ClarkstonMark]

So he’ll serve less than 120 days for this I Imagine …

[Max_K]

FWIW - here’s how Domaine DC responded to my inquiry today. By no means definitive - just another data point.

inbound week of 11/11/16
John Portillo <john@domainestorage.com> Fri, Nov 11, 2016 at 6:04 PM
To: Max Kelly <>
Cc: Amelia Harvey <amelia@domainestorage.com>
Max,



Your wine is safe. Domaine is not going to be going out of business. The Domaine St. Louis office has been accused of selling wine at retail without a Missouri license, and this has no impact on our storage business or our DC Wine Market. We are sorry if this has caused alarm or confusion, and we are working to swiftly resolve this issue. If you would like to speak with Marc, you are welcome to contact him; email is best for today. We have absolutely nothing to hide. Thank you for your understanding.



John Portillo

Warehouse Manager

Domaine Storage Washington DC

4221 Connecticut Avenue NW, Rear Access​

Washington DC, 20008

202.808.0858 x 1401 Office

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From: Max Kelly [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2016 5:56 PM
To: John Portillo
Subject: Re: inbound week of 11/11/16



Thanks, John. This can go into storage for now.



I just heard about the arrest of Marc Lazar and Domaine’s legal problems in St. Louis. You can imagine how this raises some concerns.



How, if at all, is this going to affect the DC branch? Is there a risk of government seizure of the premises? Are my wines at risk?



I imagine you’re getting these questions from many customers, but would appreciate a reply ASAP.



Thanks,

Max