Representative Devin Nunes Is Part Owner of Winery Named in Lawsuit Alleging Human Trafficking

​According to WineBusiness.com, a wine industry online journal, a former Napa Valley winery employee alleged in a lawsuit  that in August 2015 she was assigned to work on a company yacht where men had sex with call girls while the group cruised the San Francisco Bay.

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Court records show that the lawsuit was filed in March for civil rights violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual harassment, retaliation and other allegations.

The former employee filed the lawsuit in March for civil rights violations, intentional infliction of emotional distress, sexual harassment, retaliation and other allegations.
The case was dismissed November 30, 2016. Court documents can be found here.
https://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=176634

An email from Alpha Omega spokeswoman Kelly Carter to Snopes stated that Nunes is an investor in the winery.

“The only time Alpha Omega did business in Russia was in 2013 when a broker handled a one-time transaction for 22 cases of wine.

“Rep. Devin Nunes is one of a few friends Alpha Omega managing partner Robin Baggett invited to invest in the winery in 2005. None of the investors has ever been involved with the management of the company.  Robin is the sole managing partner and ultimate decision maker at Alpha Omega.   Robin has made a point to never mix politics with the business of Alpha Omega. Our business model is simple: grow great grapes, make great wine, hire great people and provide our customers with a great experience.”

The article from Snopes can be found here.
https://www.snopes.com/devin-nunes-wine-russia/

An article from Town & Country about Nunes’s winery and Trump winery connections can be found here.
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/politics/a9278165/devin-nunes-winery/

An article from Palmer Report explains that Alpha Omega Winery does business with a Russian company with ties to President Vladimir Putin.
http://www.palmerreport.com/news/russia-devin-nunes-donald-trump/2019/

A link to the Alpha Omega Winery company website can be found here.
http://www.aowinery.com/
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According to a Los Angeles Times list compiled by Roll Call based on annual financial dissclosures,  Representative Nunes is ranked as the 383rd wealthiest member of Congress, with a net worth of $51,000. 

The article can be found here.
http://static.latimes.com/how-much-are-they-worth/

A screen capture of the Nunes data can be found below.

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