California man convicted in wine theft from famed restaurant

SAN FRANCISCO — A California man has pleaded guilty to a charge stemming in part from the theft of more than 100 wine bottles worth more than $500,000 from a famed Napa Valley restaurant.

Federal prosecutors say a judge Tuesday accepted Davis Kiryakoz’s guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to transport stolen goods. As part of a plea agreement, prosecutors say the 44-year-old Kiryakoz acknowledged conspiring to steal wine bottles from the world-renowned French Laundry restaurant in December 2014.

Kiryakoz and a co-conspirator arranged to ship the wine to a buyer in North Carolina, where some of it was later discovered.

Prosecutors say Kiryakoz also conspired to steal wine from a steakhouse and a wine dealer. He is scheduled to be sentenced in March.

modified weapon

Sawed-off shotgun seized after Nanaimo RCMP spot well-known offender

13h ago

rainbow eyes

Nanaimo judge hands old growth logging protestor additional jail time

15h ago

Paris Bound

Nanaimo race walker Olivia Lundman qualifies for Paris Olympic Games

17h ago

The Associated Press