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One of the co-owners of a prestigious Vancouver restaurant who also planned to put a bakery and eatery inside a Penticton heritage property has been charged with fraud.

Giulio Miceli, who co-owns La Terraza in Vancouver, appeared in Penticton Provincial Court on Aug. 13 for his first appearance on the charge of fraud over $5,000, which lists an offence date of April 1, 2021.

That lines up with the start of allegations he has been sued over in civil court by Stagewest Winery Limited Partnership (SWLP), the company that owns and operates Play Estate Winery in Penticton.

According to the amended civil claim by SWLP, Miceli, through his Miceli Investments corporation, owns a quarter of the partnership shares in Stagewest.

Up until 2023, Miceli had been on

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