But a new court case alleges the investment opportunity was all part of a ploy. According to an arrest affidavit, representatives for Windsor Jones, along with two other companies, Charles Winn and Vintage Whisky Casks, are accused of running an international scheme that involved cold-calling, fake names and British accents. The companies — which all purported to operate between the United States and United Kingdom — swindled more than $13 million from at least 150 people, federal investigators allege.
The five-year, two-continent saga resulted in last week’s arrest of Casey Alexander, who resides in England, on a charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Alexander is accused of working for the three companies that allegedly defrauded investors by dangling promises of high returns on their investments in rare wines and whiskeys.
An unnamed 89-year-old from Ohio and a 73-year-old from Michigan are among the scores of victims. The octogenarian dropped over $300,000 on rare dessert wines and…
