Rudy Kurniawan, 44, was deported to Indonesia last week, officials have said
He left on a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport to Jakarta
In 2013, he was convicted of mail and wire fraud and given 10 years in prison
He was ordered to be deported once he served his prison sentence
It was found he had scammed millions of dollars selling counterfeit wine
His fraudulent scheme was the subject of Netflix documentary Sour Grapes
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Rudy Kurniawan, the onetime darling of the L.A. wine scene who bilked collectors by selling cheaper, rebottled booze, has been deported to his native Indonesia.
U.S. immigration officials said Tuesday that Kurniawan, 44, was deported last week on a commercial flight from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.
“He is a public safety threat because of his aggravated felony conviction,” a statement from U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement said.
Kurniawan came to the United States on a student visa in the 1990s. He unsuccessfully sought political asylum and was ordered to voluntarily leave the country in 2003 but stayed on illegally, authorities said.
Austin lands first nonstop flight to Caribbean hot spot
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American Airlines warns that its steep losses continued to start 2021
In a rare move, Fort Worth-based American released financial data before it reports earnings next week, saying it lost about $27 million a day in the first quarter.
An American Airlines customer assistance representative checks-in a passenger in Terminal A at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Wednesday, March 24, 2021. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News) (Tom Fox)
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