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According to court documents, allegations of fraud and embezzlement of corporate assets were made by both the younger Salahi and his parents since litigation began last November.
In June, the court appointed Warrenton attorney T. Huntley Thorpe III as receiver of Oasis Vineyard, and in a report filed in circuit court, Thorpe described operation of the winery as “contentious.”
The younger Salahi said his plans were to see Oasis grow, while his mother’s plans were to downsize.
Margenau said the vineyard is losing between $100,000 and $200,000 per year and had taken on debt, which triggered the court to appoint a receiver. “The vineyard is losing money but its auxiliary businesses are doing well,” Margenau said.
This was not Tareq Salahi’s first fight. For years, he had been feuding with neighbors over noise complaints at the vineyard, and two years ago the Fauquier County Zoning Office limited event activities to 12 wine tastings per year.
Tareq Salahi’s wife Michaele registered as a lobbyist in Richmond and helped . forge House Bill 2643, which removes the power of county zoning authorities to regulate “customary or usual” vine
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