The scion of the Rosie Stores conglomerate family, which has amassed a criminal record, is said to have done it again, this time by fraudulently purchasing nearly $55,000 worth of bottles of expensive wine.
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David Rossi, 37, appeared in February 2023 for possession of property obtained by fraud and crime. The accused will appear in court again on Monday.
In the fall of 2021, a couple from Saint-Eustache was notified by the bank of suspicious activity on their account. After investigation, the two realized that credit cards had been ordered in their names and that one of the existing cards had been fraudulently used.
“A member of their entourage”
“As transactions and withdrawals are made through physical credit cards, credit institutions […] informed them that the fraudster might be a member of their entourage,” Quebec's attorney general alleged in a court document consulted on. Newspaper.
It was at this moment that the victims discovered the potted ox roses. Recently, they moved their house to their daughter and her partner, David Rossi. The couple is yet to change their address.
Not just a joke
Following the complaint, Saint-Eustache police officers raided Rosie's home to seize computer equipment. But, at the site, they instead found more than 380 bottles of alcohol — not just trash. As they appeared to be illegally acquired, the authorities confiscated them. Among these, we find the following bottles:
- Veuve Clicquot Brut Pulsing Eiffel Towel, over $2000;
- Dom Pérignon Luminous Blanc 2008, over $500;
- Moët & Chandon Bright Night, $130;
- Moët & Chandon Nectar Imperial Rose Light Up, $250;
- Glass of Azul Tequila, $325;
- Cakebread Cabernet Sauvignon, $140;
- Louis Roederer Raw Crystal, $450;
- Tignanello Tuscany Antinori, $190;
- Glass of Azul Mezcal, $530;
- Rennina Brunello Gaja, $450.
A small portion of the seized bottles were purchased legally, but most were “the product of illegal activities,” according to a court document.
David Rossi has been in trouble with the law since his early twenties. And after allegedly perpetrating the scam targeting his in-laws, the thirty-year-old was charged in three other cases – two for not complying with his conditions, one for extortion, death threats and harassment against his ex-wife.
Also, in 2018, he pleaded guilty to charges of theft, credit card theft and fraud. He was sentenced to one year in prison and ordered to pay $35,000 in fines.
Last year, he was arrested again for impressing teenagers on social media.
During her testimony in court, the young victim explained that Rosie threatened to send her nude photos to her parents and friends at school in an attempt to ruin her life. Then, in 2011, he was jailed for threatening to distribute intimate photos of young women if they refused to undress him.
