It absolutely, undeniably IS a scam!
The fact that charges haven't been announced yet, means nothing.
Bernie Madoff ran his Ponzi scheme for more than a decade before he was caught.
Does that mean his scam didn't exist during that time before charges were filed? OF COURSE NOT!
BTW, his fund was still accepting deposits up until he was caught, and there was plenty of documentation to be concerned about.
Believe it or not, it's not the norm for scams to be shut down the day they open.
They often operate a long time before they're busted and action is levied against their company and/or officers.
It takes a lot of evidence and a lot of time to develop a solid case that will hold up in court.
A company may get away with one or two dishonest PRs, or "mistakes" on their financials.
But when everything they say and everything they do is 100% Grade A bullshit, they can't keep up the game for long.
There is a MOUNTAIN of evidence which proves this is a scam.
What surprises me is that Costco fell for it too.
They didn't do proper DD to insure Marani was a reputable, legitimate company with no fails-to-deliver before agreeing to place the vodka in test stores.
Or else they got it so cheap that they didn't care. It may have been an agreement to sell 20 cases (or however many it was) in a handful of stores on a one-time basis, with no ongoing purchases.
Probably it was supplied to them at basement prices just so maggit could use it as a carrot to dangle as a sign of progress.
Anyone who doesn't believe this is a scam doesn't WANT to believe it.
Like watching their house burn down and denying anything is wrong.