Steve Lapham

The couch was grimy with, you know, years of grease from fried-on foods or something.

The couch was grimy with, you know, years of grease from fried-on foods or something.

It seemed like he was trying to clear the air.

It seemed like he was trying to clear the air.

I got the impression that he was in the dark about the whole thing.

I got the impression that he was in the dark about the whole thing.

Michael Achardi told us during that meeting that he had visited V&K Vineyards and had talked to someone, perhaps Robert Klein, he said, who was from V&K.

Michael Achardi told us during that meeting that he had visited V&K Vineyards and had talked to someone, perhaps Robert Klein, he said, who was from V&K.

So that was the basis for one of our counts in the indictment for a false statement.

So that was the basis for one of our counts in the indictment for a false statement.

He was murdered with a .22 caliber bullet to the head, which is a very mafia-type way of doing it. I mean, obviously, we were all speculating what happened. And, yeah, we were blown away.

He was murdered with a .22 caliber bullet to the head, which is a very mafia-type way of doing it. I mean, obviously, we were all speculating what happened. And, yeah, we were blown away.

He was murdered with a .22 caliber bullet to the head, which is a very mafia-type way of doing it. I could see that it involved a fraud on a pretty large scale, a multimillion-dollar fraud.

He was murdered with a .22 caliber bullet to the head, which is a very mafia-type way of doing it. I could see that it involved a fraud on a pretty large scale, a multimillion-dollar fraud.

Growers had a sense for how much Zinfandel was out there. Too much was being delivered to the wineries to make sense.

Growers had a sense for how much Zinfandel was out there. Too much was being delivered to the wineries to make sense.

Now, this is a guy who runs a $10 million business out of a checkbook.

Now, this is a guy who runs a $10 million business out of a checkbook.

He's due to inherit a multi-million dollar a year business. And his father is very stingy or he's frugal. And Luchardi could be living the high life with the money that they're making, but his father won't let him do that. So he's impatient, I think, to inherit the business and start living the good life.

He's due to inherit a multi-million dollar a year business. And his father is very stingy or he's frugal. And Luchardi could be living the high life with the money that they're making, but his father won't let him do that. So he's impatient, I think, to inherit the business and start living the good life.