FBI Raids NYC’s Sherry-Lehmann as DOJ Targets Storied Wine Store

The Federal Bureau of Investigation searched Park Avenue wine retailer Sherry-Lehmann Wine & Spirits Tuesday as part of an investigation into the 89-year-old vintner.

Sherry-Lehmann, which the New York Times has reported is the subject of a criminal investigation by the Justice Department, is in existential crisis. It faces lawsuits from customers for alleged failure to deliver prepaid wine, is delinquent on $2.8 million in taxes, and reportedly could be evicted from its midtown home. It also shut down after getting a cease-and-desist order from regulators for selling liquor without a license, according to the New York Post.

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