Tracy Smith

That collateral was mostly the wine tanks and all the equipment used to make the wine.

And what happened?

That all belongs to Emad, basically.

Even though Emad was winning in court, Robert Dahl was doing everything he could to cheat.

He was even secretly taking equipment and trying to sell it off.

But Robert Dahl's attorneys, Jasmine Dwal and Kusha Barakim.

There's a lot more than the headlines.

Say Dahl was a clever businessman, but he was no crook.

You think Robert's mindset was, I'm going to take this, but I'll be able to pay it back and everything's going to be okay.

Dahl's lawyers believed Dahl was a stand-up guy, that classic, all-American, risk-taking entrepreneur who puts it all on the line and at the last minute comes out a hero.

I was shown a document that says Robert Dahl was convicted of swindle in Minnesota.

But still, people look at that and say, once a con man, always a con man.

In the wine business, Dahl's lawyers say, sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.

And they insist Imad Tofilas was the real villain in this business deal.

You think this was a scam for Imad?

It's still a mystery where all that cash came from.

But Dahl's lawyers say Imad was so angry, he was determined to destroy Robert Dahl's business.

With no business to operate, Dahl couldn't earn any money to pay off the debts he owed to Emad and others.

And then, surprisingly, there was a breakthrough.

It looked as if Emad might get more of his money back.