Patricia Johnson,66岁,被控欺诈性地以520万加元以“100%Kona”出售非Kona咖啡。 Patricia Johnson, 66, indicted for fraudulently selling non-Kona coffee as “100% Kona” for $5.2M.

Patricia Johnson,66岁,因24项罪名被起诉,包括电线欺诈和洗钱,据称2012年至2024年期间以520多万美元以“100%Kona”销售非Kona咖啡。 Patricia Johnson, 66, was indicted on 24 counts including wire fraud and money laundering for allegedly selling non-Kona coffee as “100% Kona” for over $5.2 million from 2012 to 2024. 联邦检察官说,她从国外批发商那里购买了超过194,000磅的豆子,尽管知道这些豆子来自南美洲和其他外国,却将其假称为Kona。 Federal prosecutors say she bought more than 194,000 pounds of beans from out-of-state wholesalers, falsely labeling them as Kona despite knowing they were from South America and other foreign countries. 2024年4月,在搜查她的财产期间,没收了超过830 000美元的现金。 Over $830,000 in cash was seized during searches of her properties in April 2024. 约翰逊自 1990 年代以来一直经营 Kona Coffee Cafe，由于涉嫌篡改证人，他被关押，不得保释，司法部寻求没收 526 万美元。 Johnson, who ran Kona Coffee Cafe since the 1990s, is being held without bail due to alleged witness tampering, and the DOJ seeks forfeiture of $5.26 million. 她的实体店已经关闭，但她的在线业务仍然活跃。 Her physical store is closed, but her online business remains active.