Pursuits
Accused Wine Counterfeiter May Plan Insanity Defense
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Rudy Kurniawan, who is to be tried next month on charges of creating more than $1.3 million in counterfeit wines, may be planning an insanity defense, federal prosecutors said.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jason Hernandez and Joseph Facciponti yesterday asked the judge overseeing the case to hold an immediate court conference on a defense request that he allow Kurniawan to be examined by two hired psychiatric experts.