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Constellation buys Prisoner Wine Co for $285m
2016-04-06 17:59:34| Beverages - Topix.net
US drinks giant Constellation Brands has agreed to purchase The Prisoner Wine Company portfolio from Huneeus Vintners for a reported $285 million . The purchase of the Prisoner portfolio, which includes the flagship Prisoner Napa red blend along with Saldo, Cuttings, Blindfold and Thorn wines, is expected to be completed by the end of this month, Wine Spectator said.
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Constellation Brands strikes US$285m deal for The Prisoner Wine Co
2016-04-06 14:56:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com
Constellation Brands is to pay US$285m for a range of US luxury wines that includes Napa Valley red blend The Prisoner.
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Prison Electrician Takes Prisoner to Visit Girlfriend
2015-12-08 18:09:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
A jailhouse electrician repeatedly allowed a state inmate to leave Orleans Parish Prison and visit a girlfriends house while the pair were supposed to be performing maintenance jobs. read more
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Monopoly cracking? FCC rules that telecoms can't charge $14 per minute for prisoner phone calls
2015-11-04 03:37:35| Telecom - Topix.net
The Federal Communications Commission is about to get hit with a lawsuit from a gaggle of telecommunications companies who are fighting for the right to charge prison inmates a whopping $14 a minute to call relatives. In a recent decision, [PDF] the FCC voted to cap the prices prisoners pay for phone calls.
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Escaped prisoner from Florida captured at Abercrombie & Fitch store in NYC
2015-08-28 10:49:27| Apparel - Topix.net
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement says an inmate who escaped from a West Palm Beach-area prison has been captured in New York City. The Palm Beach Post reports New York City police arrested 53-year-old Philip Peletz as he tried to leave an Abercrombie & Fitch store Aug. 21 with more than $1,400 in merchandise.